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M.G.M. GRAND HOTEL, INC. v. CASTRO

No. 13-99-023-CV.

8 S.W.3d 403 (1999)

M.G.M. GRAND HOTEL, INC., Appellant, v. Lee CASTRO and Felix Barragan, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

December 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ricardo D. Villanueva, Atty. at Law, Joseph L. Segrato, Thornton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown, McAllen, Vaughan Waters, Thornton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown, Corpus Christi, Bruno Wolfenzon, Wolfenzon & Volk, Las Vegas, NV, for Appellant.

Julian Rodriguez, Jr., Atty. at Law, McAllen, Keith C. Livesay, Livesay & Cowen, Pharr, for Appellee.

Before Justices DORSEY, HINOJOSA, and CHAVEZ.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice DORSEY.

Facts

Lee Castro and Felix Barragan (collectively, "Castro") brought suit against the MGM Grand Hotel (`MGM") for injuries they sustained at MGM's hotel in Las Vegas while attending the June 1997 Holyfield-Tyson fight. MGM is a Nevada corporation whose principle place of business is in Las Vegas, Nevada. MGM contested personal jurisdiction through special appearance. Castro countered that Texas has general...

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