Legal Opinion
Southwestern Refining Co., Inc. v. Bernal
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 2000No. 98-0154PublishedCited by 327 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gonzales
in which Justice HECHT, Justice OWEN, Justice BAKER, Justice ABBOTT and Justice O’NEILL joined.
The principal issue in this interlocutory appeal is the propriety of certifying a class action of 904 plaintiffs against Southwestern Refining Company for alleged personal injuries arising from a refinery tank fire in Corpus Christi, Texas. The trial court certified the class and directed that the class proceed in three phases: the first to determine general liability and gross negligence; the second to determine punitive damages; and the third to determine causation and actual damages. The court of…
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