Torres v. Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC

OPINION

BRANDON 0. GIBSON, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court, in which

W. NEAL McBRAYER and KENNY ARMSTRONG, JJ., joined.

Mexican car crash victims filed this lawsuit in Tennessee against the manufacturer of the subject vehicle and the manufacturer of its tires. The original lawsuit was dismissed by this Court in 2003 under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. A separate lawsuit was filed in Mexico but ultimately dismissed. The plaintiffs then filed this action in Tennessee. As the case progressed, the parties disputed whether Tennessee law or Mexican law applies to the substantive issues…