TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION v. PEREZ

No. 99-0697.

35 S.W.3d 598 (2000)

TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Janie PEREZ, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled October 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Sheehy, James L. Ware, Houston, for Petitioner.

Richard N. Countill, John R. Fabry, John E. Williams, Jr., Ian P. Cloud, Houston, for Respondent.


Review denied.

Justice HECHT, joined by Justice OWEN, dissenting from the denial of the petition for review.

The issue in this case is whether an employer's discharge in bankruptcy bars a claim for the subsequent death of a former employee allegedly caused by the debtor's pre-petition conduct. Because this is an important issue that has already arisen in several cases and is likely to recur, and because the courts that have considered the issue are in disagreement...

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