United States Fifth Circuit
HALL v. WHITE, GETGEY, MEYER & CO., L.P.A., 01-50981
In a legal malpractice action against a law firm that represented plaintiff in a suit for disability benefits against, the magistrate judge erred in finding that the value of a settlement was 40 percent of plaintiff's recovery, but a ruling on an offset issue was not inconsistent with Texas legal malpractice law.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/01/2003
- Published 10/01/2003
Judges
- DENNIS, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, EMILIO M. GARZA and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Gary Forrest DeShazo (argued), Jerome John Schiefelbein, Gary F. DeShazo & Associates, Austin, TX, for Hall., Humberto G. Garcia (argued), Curney, Garcia, Wise & Farmer, San Antonio, TX, for White, Getgey, Meyer & Co., LPA.