Alpert V. Crain

A law firm moved to dismiss this case because Texas law does not recognize a tort action brought against a lawyer by a party opposed to that lawyer's client in litigation. The party responds that he properly pleaded a recognized exception to the general rule. The trial court dismissed the case on special exceptions, and awarded the law firm approximately $13,000 in attorney's fees as a sanction. We agree with the trial court that the facts as pleaded do not weather an attack by special exceptions, and conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding sanctions. We therefore affirm.