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SURGITEK, BRISTOL-MYERS CORP. v. ABEL

No. 98-0592.

997 S.W.2d 598 (1999)

SURGITEK, BRISTOL-MYERS CORPORATION, and Medical Engineering Corporation, Petitioners, v. Lorraine ABEL, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Jung, Dallas, G. Thomas Coghlan, San Antonio, for petitioners.

Daniel M. Downey, Michael T. Gallagher, Sharon S. McCally, Daryl L. Moore, Jay H. Henderson, Houston, for respondents.

Justice ENOCH delivered the opinion for a unanimous court.

This case presents several issues concerning section 15.003 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Section 15.003 limits when a plaintiff may join an action in a venue that would otherwise be improper for that plaintiff. Here, 104 plaintiffs who could not independently establish venue in Bexar County attempted to join two plaintiffs in a Bexar County action against makers of silicone-gel breast implants...

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