Tom Alexander v. Turtur & Associates, Inc., Mario Turtur, Steve…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that expert testimony was required to prove causation in the legal malpractice action because the causal link between the attorneys' alleged negligence and the client’s loss was not obvious to lay jurors. Accordingly, the Court reversed the Court of Appeals' judgment that had remanded the malpractice claim and entered a judgment that Turtur Inc. take nothing. Justice HECHT, concurring, noted concerns about the feasibility of any jury, even with expert testimony, determining how a judge would have ruled.