American Flood Research, Inc., Petitioner v. Harry Jones, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' reversal of a trial‑court sanctions order against attorney Harry Jones and remanded for further analysis. It held that sanctions may be imposed on counsel alone when the attorney’s conduct causes a party’s failure to comply with a discovery order, and that the appellate court must complete the two‑part TransAmerican inquiry before deciding whether the $15,000 sanction was excessive.