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GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP. v. DE LA LASTRA

No. D-1799.

852 S.W.2d 916 (1993)

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Gonzalo DE LA LASTRA and Amada De La Lastra, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estates of Gustavo De La Lastra and Jose Eduardo De La Lastra, Decedents, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled June 3, 1993.

Concurring Opinion June 3, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. James Kronzer, Jr., Leslie C. Taylor, Houston, Royal H. Brin, Jr., Dallas, John William Black, Brownsville, for petitioner.

Elizabeth A. Davis, Houston, Ray R. Marchan, Guy Allison, Thomas F. Nye, Corpus Christi, John R. Lyde, McAllen, for respondents.

Concurring Opinion of Justice Cornyn June 3, 1993.

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This products liability case presents two principal issues. First, whether general maritime law or state law applies to the facts before us. Second, whether the punitive damages award was excessive under state law or the state constitution.

Two young men died at sea from asphyxiation on a shrimp boat expedition after using a chemical preservative on their catch...

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