Legal Opinion

Bridgestone Corp. v. Lopez

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided May 6, 2004No. 13-02-526-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by Justice YÁÑEZ.

In a single issue, appellant Bridgestone Corporation (“Bridgestone”) contends the trial court erred in denying its special appearance. See Tex. Crv. PRAC. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(7) (Vernon Supp. 2004); Tex.R.App. P. 28.1. We affirm.

Background

This interlocutory appeal arises out of a single-vehicle automobile crash which occurred in Mexico on August 3, 2000. Ap-pellees (plaintiffs below), 1 filed suit against Bridgestone, General Motors Corporation (“GM”), and Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, L.L.C. (“Firestone”), 2 contending that defects in the…

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  3. American Type Culture Collection, Inc. v. ColemanTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  4. North American Van Lines, Inc. v. Emmons, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2001
  5. El Puerto De Liverpool, S.A. De C v. v. Servi Mundo Llantero S.A. De C.V., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Formosa Plastics Corp., USA v. Kajima International, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
  2. SSP Partners v. Gladstrong Investments (USA) Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2005
  3. Carlson Manufacturing, Inc. v. Smith, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2005
  4. North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co. v. Fedex Corp.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2012
  5. Commercial Union v. CBC TEMPORARY STAFFINGLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004

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