DOW CHEMICAL CO. v. GARCIA

Nos. 95-0505, 95-0633.

909 S.W.2d 503 (1995)

The DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Relator, v. The Honorable Ricardo H. GARCIA, Judge, Respondent. The DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Relator, v. The Honorable Gary SANDERSON, Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided November 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe R. Greenhill, Bob E. Shannon, Patrick O. Keel, Austin, Richard L. Josephson, Robert J. Malinak, Cynthia G. Crawford, Houston, for Dow Chemical Co. in No. 95-0505.

Michael D. Sydow, Robin M. Ziek, Houston, Frank R. Nye, Jr., Rio Grande City, Pamela S. Hoerser, Kay K. Daniel Morgan, Houston, for Garcia.

Joe R. Greenhill, Bob E. Shannon, Patrick O. Keel, Joseph R. Knight, Austin, Richard L. Josephson, Robert J. Malinak, Cynthia G. Crawford, Houston, for Dow Chemical Co. in No. 95-0633.

John M. O'Quinn, Richard N. Laminack, Houston, James P. Wallace, Austin, Luther H. Soules, III, San Antonio, Robinson C. Ramsey, Houston, Joel Grossman, Beaumont, Vincent Lee Marable, Wharton, Michael T. Gallagher, Houston, Sara S. Murray, San Antonio, for Sanderson.


CORNYN, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and GONZALEZ, HIGHTOWER, HECHT, ENOCH and SPECTOR, Justices, join.

In these two original proceedings, the Dow Chemical Company complains of trial court orders severing claims against it from claims against the Dow Corning Corporation and others concerning silicone gel breast implants. Because the present procedural posture of these cases proscribes the relief Dow Chemical seeks...

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