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Praytor v. Ford Motor Co.

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided December 12, 2002No. 14-01-00734-CVPublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CORRECTED OPINION

CHARLES W. SEYMORE, Justice.

Rachael Praytor appeals a judgment in favor of Ford Motor Company on the ground that she presented sufficient evidence of causation to defeat summary judgment. We affirm.

Factual Background

Praytor was involved in an automobile accident in which the air bag in her Ford Probe deployed. Some time after the accident, she began to suffer from sinusitis and asthma. Praytor filed suit against Ford Motor Company and Charlie Thomas Ford 1 alleging the sinusitis and asthma were caused by exposure to chemicals released when the air bag deployed. Ford filed a…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  3. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  4. In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  5. Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. CryeTexas Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by47 opinions

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  3. Beyer Properties, L.L.C. v. Jerry Huffman Custom Builder, L.L.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2011
  4. Abraham v. Union Pacific Railroad, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
  5. Alaniz v. Rebello Food & Beverage, L.L.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005

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