Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Fibreboard Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1993No. 91-6149PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This is an unusual case but not one that causes the court to break new ground. We are Frie-bound — the substantive law of Texas prevails. 1 This Court has spoken earlier on the basic issue: Is there recovery under the law of Texas for mental anguish as part of the injury produced by exposure to asbestos products of plaintiffs who may not have, or probably will not have, asbestosis or cancer? Dartez v. Fibreboard Corporation. 2 The jury’s answers to interrogatories were not necessarily inconsistent. In this respect, Rule 49 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Boyles v. KerrTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,405 Joe L. Smallwood v. Pearl Brewing Company, Southdown, Inc., Zapata Norness, Inc., Albert J. Rangeand D. Doyle MizeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Metro-North Commuter Railroad v. BuckleySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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- Ellis v. Weasler Engineering Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Verinakis v. Medical Profiles, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
- Temple-Inland Forest Products Corp. v. CarterTexas Supreme Court · 1999
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