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Suing a Design Professional in Texas? Make Sure to Include a Certificate of Merit in Your Pleading

On August 4, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Texas (First District) reversed a trial court’s denial of an engineering firm’s motion to dismiss finding that the plaintiff’s failure to attach the required certificate of merit affidavit to its petition against the engineering firm required dismissal of the petition under the plain language of Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 150.002. § 150.002(a) requires an affidavit or certificate of merit from a qualified professional to accompany a plaintiff’s...
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/suing-a-design-professional-in-texas-80502/

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