A Texas appeals court has reinstated legal malpractice claims against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld stemming from a troubled hotel deal in San Antonio.

In a reversal, the 4th Court of Appeals in San Antonio ruled on Nov. 14 that Riverwalk Cy Hotel Partners could move ahead with negligence and breach of fiduciary duty claims against the law firm it hired in 2005 to help develop a hotel.