FLEMING v. CURRY

Nos. 14-11-01093-CV, 14-12-00300-CV.

412 S.W.3d 723 (2013)

George FLEMING and Fleming & Associates, LLP, Appellants v. Tammylern CURRY, Richard Szymanski, on behalf of the Estate of Marion Szymanski, Emilie Whitehead, Connie Bohannon, and Linda Scott, Appellees. George Fleming and Fleming & Associates, LLP, Appellants v. Alvarez, Carolyn B., Aman, Maria, Ambrogi, Ana M., Ambrose, Dolores W., Amburgy, Debra J., Anderson, Deborah J., Andrea, Ramona C., Apperson, Merle, Araujo, Carmela, Asbridge, Janice J., Asher, Ursula, Aylward, Cheryl, Bagley, Tena M., Aboulhosn, Waleed J., Albo, Ellen, Aleck, Victor P., Baker, John W., Ballard, Mason C., Barber, Beatrice M., Barnes, Louise, Barnes, Wanda M., Barton, Glenda S., Bassell, Pamela R., Bauer, Imogene, Beavers, Carole, Becerra, Luz M., Beller, Joanne, Benedict, Karen S., Benz, Monte J., Bingham, Terri A., Bland, Judith E., Blanton, Larry E., Blanton, Linda A., Blenis, Julie, Bohannan, Weylin, Boston, Florine, Bottomley, Jerry, Boynton, Karen L., Brackenbury, Lanette S., Bradfield, Kelli L., Bradley, Melanie A., Bray, Sharon L., Breeland, Joanne P., Brewer, Betty Jo, Brewer, Wendy E., Brinkman, Cynthia L., Brister, Patricia P., Britt, Marilyn G., Brown, Billie B., Brown, Gloria J., Brown, Joann B., Brown, Richard E., Browning, Bedrie K., Browning, Sue E., Brown-Pritchard, Denise L., Bruskin, David, Bryant, Timmy D., Buchanan, Lloyd D., Caldwell, Shirley J., Campbell, Alvicher, Carroll, Donna J., Carroll, Kathleen Marie, Chavez, Sherl L., Cherry, Kattie S., Choc, Cynthia D., Clark, Carolyn J., Clarke, Gail D., Clary, Sherri L., Coleman, Lisa D., Conger, Linda S., Conway, Rebecca J., Cook, John S., Copeland, Betty D., Craik, Rose A., Cranford, Charlotte L., Cribari, Margaret, Crook, Joyce, Crudup, Carolyn T., Crum, Jerri A., Cunningham, Grace A., Cunningham, Kathleen M., Darbouze, Solienne, Davidson, Linda D., Davis, Debra L., Davis, Patricia A., Davis, Peggy T., Davitto, Jill E., Delon, Geraldine J., Demars, Carole, Dewitt, Sandra K., Dibello, Cathy J., Diggs, Carrie C., Dillard, Gwendolyn E., Dills, Roberta, Dobson, Brenda G., Dodds, Faye, Dougherty, Lorraine A., Dukes, Rose Marie, Dykes, Michael S., Eason, Vickie A., Eckert, Ruth E., Edme, Faquinntha M., Edmonds, Anita G., Edwards, Marian, Egley, Juanita L., Eighme, Virginia, Ekelman, Susan E., Epps, Lois N., Epstein, Bruce R., Escobosa, Deborah L., Esposito, Mary Ann, Estes, Ruby, Evans, Kathy A., Eychner, Marjorie, Fain, Cynthia A., Farley, Patricia L., Farruggia, Debra P., Faulkner, Sharel, Ferguson, Jenita A., Ferlise, Connie A., Finney, Bernadette, Fischer, Marion A., Flores, Diane P., Flores, Estella A., Flynn, Carolyn J., Fox, Betty L., Frank, Harold R., Fuller, Bettye P., Gann, Michael P., Garrett, Lawrence, Garrett, Shackqueline C., Gartner, Edith M., Garza, Terri L., Gatewood, Alice Faye, Geary, Donna L., Gilmer, Patricia G., Glover, Shirley, Good, Lori L., Graham, Cathy, Greer-Boykin, Mattie L., Griffin, Jessie L., Griffith, Nancy A., Groves, Steven, Guillory, Jeanne A., Gutierrez, Julie, Gutierrez, Raul, Guymon, Christine P., Guzman, Lupe N., Hacker, Cathy, Hall, Rosa L., Harms, Nanette B., Harris, Andrea G., Harris, Billy L., Hawkins, Gloria J., Henderson, Annie Lou, Henderson, Gloria, Heri, Mary V., Herre, Quinda Jean, Hickman, Cynthia R., Hinkle, Michele, Hockett, Lenette M., Hoerber, Lana M., Hogan, Donna M., Holder, Dorothy, Hoster, Bruce R., Houser, Sarah R., Houser, William J., Howe, Rose M., Hunsucker, David M., Iqbal, Gloria D., Irvin, Mollie A., Jackson, Ralph E., Jacobson, Shelli L., Jamison, Connie J., Jefferson, Blanche L., Johnson, Adeline L., Johnson, Gabriele H., Johnson, Tami, Johnson, Vickie L., Jones, Cecile M., Jones, Gwendolyn F., Jones, Wanda A., Jordan, Brenda, Keefe, Candace, Kentrolis, Leslie D., Kidd, Cynthia Ann, Kindred, Betty Jo, Kirkmeyer, Thomas, Klemick, Donald J., Kliewer, Kelly D., Krumnow, Mary L., Kuhn, Goldie M., Kunze, Todd K., Kvittem, Barbara A., Lankford, Betty, Larsen, Gerald E., Latta, Marilynn A., Ledford, Cynthia Ludean, Lee, Glenna F., Lee, Linda E., Lefaivre, Charlotte K., Legg, Russell C., Lidie, Victoria, Lock, Rebecca, Logan, Susie E., Lott, Linda S., Magness, Elizabeth B., Marlow, Nancy S., Martin, Reeda M., Maslyn, Barbara A., Mason, Doris M., Mathison, Lanny, McCarty, Evelyn L., McCoy, Cynthia, McDonald, Valerie B., McKeon, Lisa L., McKinney, Edda, Meader, Robert W., Meadows, Pamela S., Mecham, Cheryl, Medina, Irma L., Merino, Linda K., Meunier, Kathy J., Milam, Betty L., Miller, Linda S., Mims, Ouida, Mitchell, Carol A., Mitchell, Helen M., Mitzelfelt, Judith K., Moffitt, Dixie L., Moore, Carolyn E., Moore, Catherine A., Moore, Charlotte B., Morales, Michelle L., Morrow, Judy R., Mueller, Josephine Faye, Murphy, Kayelynne, Murphy, Margaret A., Nason, Virgie E., Neal, Joan N., Neal, Patricia A., O'Connor, Kristol, O'Donovan, Gail, Oldham, Dawn J., O'Neal, Donna C., Palacio, Jessie, Palma, Lorraine, Pastizzo, Edward F., Payne, Jayne, Pentaleri, Lois O., Perry, Linda S., Peterson, Barbara, Pfeiffer, Shirley H., Phelps-Dorris, Lisa, Pieternelle, Elvia R., Pitts, Kelly B., Piziak, Orlinda, Platt, Ester J., Pleshe, Sherri L., Poore, Cathy M., Poppelreiter, Janice L., Pounders, Beverly A., Price, Shannon D., Pruett, Carole A., Quaranto, Nancy, Ramsey, Katherine D., Redmon, Elizabeth, Rhoades, Beverly, Rhoden, Deandra M., Richardson, Faye, Richardson, Kathi E., Richie, Tempie, Richter, Karen D., Riedlinger, Marjorie, Robinson, Patricia A., Robinson, Debbie A., Rodgers, Donna C., Ryan, Ruby L., Ryerson, Roxanne, Sairafe, Pamela, Sawyer, Carolyn J., Schaefer, Patricia E., Schafer, Carolyn, Scheuber, Cindy S., Schmidt, Carl K., Schmitt, Diana M., Schultes, Kristie, Sheets, James, Shomaker, Robert L., Simmons, Helen K., Smallwood, Paula L., Smith, Carolyn Y., Smith, Deborah A., Smith, Sharnell J., Spurlin, Pattie S., Stark, Judith A., Stefanavage, Barbara J., Stevens, Kara L., Stewart, Joanne, Stewart, Linda R., Stockman, Sharon A., Stollings, Delphia, Stroik, Dorothy L., Statesman, Cheryl, Sullivan, Peggy J., Surratt, Charlotte D., Swisher, Shirley J., Talley, Bertha M., Tanner, Kelle L., Taylor, Barbara A., Thomas, Jerry, Thompson, Karri D., Thompson, Terry L., Thormahlen, Cynthia L., Tidwell, Barbara A., Tilson, Sandra G., Tipton, Karan Joe, To, Thuy, Towe, Jerry M., Tucker, Sharon L., Turner, Eileen, Turner, Lillian, Turrentine, Linda M., Ulsky, Tony, Utkin, Janene L., Van Blarcom, Michelle A., Victoria, Mary E., Wagner, Catherine L., Walker, Lisa S., Walters, Vanessa L., Ward, Gladys D., Watson, Ladonna R., Weathersby, Nellie, Weems, Donna D., Weiland, Charli, Wells, Bernice, White, Pamela K., White, Roger, Whitehead, Eddie R., Whitman, Virginia R., Williams, Coria B., Williams, Daronda E., Williams, Denise A., Williams, Sandra D., Williams, Terry L., Willmann, Leslie, Wills, Donna M., Wills, Ron W., Wilmoth, Deborah A., Witte, Anita M., Woelfel, Johanna K., Woodard, Zeola, Woods, Margaret M., and Ziemer, Ima L., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

August 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Gunn , Houston, for Appellants.

David W. Holman , Jeffrey W. Chambers , Houston, for Appellees.

Panel consists of Justices BROWN, CHRISTOPHER, and McCALLY.


OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

In these consolidated appeals, we review the summary judgments granted to several hundred plaintiffs on their breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims against the attorney and law firm that represented them in their personal-injury claims arising from their use of diet drugs. The law firm screened tens of thousands of clients for eligibility to opt out of a class-action settlement and pursue personal-injury suits against a pharmaceutical...

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