in Re Ford Motor Company

For the most part, I agree with the Court’s construction of section 71.051 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code in this case, and I generally disagree with Justice Johnson’s conclusion that the Court “errs by reading language into the statute.” Ante at 284 (Johnson, J., dissenting). But I agree with Justice Johnson’s conclusion that the Court “errs by misapprehending the interests of the inter-venors,” id., and with his forum non conve-niens analysis, so I too dissent, but for slightly different reasons.

The issue in this case is whether the intervenors, who are Texas residents, are…