Law360, Houston (August 10, 2016, 1:49 PM ET) — A Texas appellate court on Tuesday sided with a group of attorneys who are being sued by former clients for malpractice, and determined that the malpractice claims aren’t ripe because the underlying federal personal injury case stemming from a fatal incident on an offshore drilling rig in Mexican waters hasn’t been settled.
Arnold & Itkin LLP, Beck Redden LLP and the Albritton Law Firm had argued that their former clients, including Maria Santos Lopez Dominguez, were alleging malpractice for the lawyers’ handling of their personal injury…