Expert Consultant Loses Bid for Payment From Client's Settlement Funds

HOUSTON - A Texas appellate court has rejected an environmental firm's bid for part of the settlement proceeds paid by contractors to the firm's nursing home client in a mold negligence lawsuit. Rimkus Consulting Group Inc. v. Concierge Care Nursing Centers Inc., et al., No. 01-09-01024-CV (Texas Ct. App., 1st Dist.).

The First Appellate District of Texas on Aug. 31 affirmed a trial court's denial of Rimkus Consulting Group's Motion to Intervene in creditors' garnishment action against Rimkus' former client, saying the firm had "no justiciable interest" in the court action.

Rimkus was retained by Concierge Care Nursing Centers Inc. …