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DOW CHEMICAL CO. v. CASTRO ALFARO

No. C-7743.

786 S.W.2d 674 (1990)

DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY and Shell Oil Company, Petitioners, v. Domingo CASTRO ALFARO et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled May 2, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe R. Greenhill, Austin, F. Walter Conrad and Michael Samford, Houston, Russell J. Weintraub, Austin, Burt Ballanfant, Houston, for petitioners.

Charles S. Siegel, Dallas, for respondents.

OPINION

RAY, Justice.

At issue in this cause is whether the statutory right to enforce a personal injury or wrongful death claim in the Texas courts precludes a trial court from dismissing the claim on the ground of forum non conveniens. The court of appeals held that Texas courts lack the authority to dismiss on the grounds of forum non conveniens. 751 S.W.2d 208. Because we conclude that the legislature has statutorily...

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