Toshiba International Corp. v. Henry

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice CARTER.

This case has one primary issue: Did the manufacturer of a nondefective component part substantially participate in the integration of that part into a system that was found to be defective.

Shannon Henry sued Toshiba International Corporation on products liability and negligence theories to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on the job at Alcoa, an aluminum industrial facility. Teresa Henry (Teresa), Henry’s wife, also sued Toshiba alleging a derivative loss of consortium claim. Toshiba manufactured and sold to Alcoa an inverter or controller that…