Legal Opinion
Borg-Warner Corp. v. Flores
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided February 3, 2005No. 13-03-058-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice GARZA.
This is an asbestos case. Arturo Flores sued Borg-Warner for damages arising from his use of brake pads manufactured by Borg-Warner that contained asbestos. The jury found Borg-Warner Hable for negligence and strict liability. It also found that Borg-Warner acted with mahce and awarded $50,000 in punitive damages, in addition to $103,200 in compensatory damages. Borg-Warner now appeals the judgment by nine issues. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. Legal Sufficiency of Negligence Claim
In its first issue, Borg-Warner argues that the evidence is legally…
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