Texas PJC Malpractice 2022

C HAPTER 61

N ONMEDICAL P ROFESSIONAL M ALPRACTICE — T HEORIES OF R ECOVERY

PJC 61.1

Use of “Injury” or “Occurrence” (Comment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

PJC 61.2

Submission of Settling Persons, Contribution Defendants, and Responsible Third Parties (Comment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Nonmedical Professional Relationship—Existence in Dispute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

PJC 61.3

PJC 61.4

Question and Instruction on Negligent Misrepresentation. . . . . . 135

PJC 61.5

Negligence of Nonmedical Professional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

PJC 61.6

Breach of Fiduciary Duty of Nonmedical Professional (Comment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

PJC 61.7

Proportionate Responsibility—Nonmedical Professional . . . . . . 142

PJC 61.8

Proportionate Responsibility If Contribution Defendant Is Joined—Nonmedical Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Proportionate Responsibility—Nonmedical Professional— Derivative Claimant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

PJC 61.9

PJC 61.10 Liability of Attorneys under Deceptive Trade Practices

Act (Comment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

PJC 61.11 Attorney-Client Relationship—Existence in Dispute. . . . . . . . . . 149

PJC 61.12 Breach of Fiduciary Duty against Attorney in His Role as

Attorney—Burden on Attorney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

PJC 61.13 Question on Discovery Rule—Attorney Malpractice,

Breach of Fiduciary Duty, or Fraud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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