Court Reinstates Employer's Malpractice Action Against Former Attorney

A Texas appellate court revived a corporation’s malpractice suit against its former attorney for failing to defend it from an ex-employee’s retaliatory discharge claim.  Case: Border Demolition & Environmental v. Pineda, No. 08-16-00094-CV, 11/08/2017, published. Facts: Border Demolition, an environmental and demolition contractor, is a Texas corporation wholly owned by Raul and Bonnie Solis. The Solises hired attorney Ernesto Pineda to provide legal services in 2003, and they maintained a relationship with Pineda over the years. In March 2007, Border hired Luis Reza, a...