The Texas Supreme Court ordered a third trial in a legal malpractice lawsuit wrapped in the bankruptcy of a brokerage that went belly-up after a botched deal with a conman.
A judgment awarding Dallas-area broker Henry S. Miller Commercial Co. $7 million in damages will be tried for a third time, the mostly united court said Tuesday, while canceling a $13 million judgment against the broker’s lawyer for negligence.
But in a win for Miller, the court ruled that it can pursue its legal malpractice claim to pay off a judgment as a creditor to Barry Nussbaum, the developer it ...
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