Legal Opinion

Pittsburgh Corning Corp. v. Walters

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided August 5, 1999No. 13-97-753-CVPublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice ROBERT J. SEERDEN.

This is a products liability and negligence case tried before a jury. Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (“PCC”), appellant, appeals the adverse judgment for damages under the Texas Wrongful Death and Survival Statute.

In seven issues, PCC asserts that: (1) the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over this suit because Cecile Walters lacked standing to bring this claim in Texas under the Texas survival statutes; (2) the trial court erroneously applied Texas substantive law to this case; (3) the trial court erroneously admitted harmful…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by88 opinions

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  3. Fraud-Tech, Inc. v. Choicepoint, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2003
  4. Charles Brown, L.L.P. v. Lanier Worldwide, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
  5. Duran v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2008

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