Accident and Injury Medical Specialists, P.c. Elite Chiropractic Care, Inc. Physical Therapy, Inc. Myocare, Inc A…

Summary

The court held that an attorney does not owe fiduciary duties supporting a tort claim to medical providers who are entitled to funds held in the attorney's COLTAF account. The attorney's fiduciary obligations arise from the attorney-client relationship and remain owed to the client, while any obligations to third parties are ethical or contractual rather than tort-based fiduciary duties. The court therefore affirmed the court of appeals' reversal of the Providers' fiduciary-duty judgment.