MacK Trucks, Inc. v. Tamez

In this truck accident case the trial court excluded expert testimony as to what caused a post-accident fire that burned the truck and the driver. After excluding the expert testimony because it was not reliable, the trial court granted summary judgment. The court of appeals reversed. We hold that the trial court did not err, reverse the court of appeals’ judgment, and render judgment that the plaintiffs take nothing.

I. Background

On October 19, 1996, Abram Tamez was operating a Mack Truck tractor hauling a trailer of crude oil. Tamez was rounding a curve in the road when the tractor and…