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MERITOR AUTOMOTIVE, INC. v. RUAN LEASING

No. 99-1291.

44 S.W.3d 86 (2001)

MERITOR AUTOMOTIVE, INC. f/k/a Rockwell International Corporation d/b/a Rockwell International Plastic Products, Petitioner, v. RUAN LEASING COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided March 29, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renee Forinash-McElhaney, John W. Weber, W. Wendell Hall, Fulbright & Jaworski, San Antonio, John G. Sams, Dan K. Horn, Cathryn Ruth Paton, Maloney, Bean & Horn, P.C., Irving, for petitioner.

Luke Ashley, Thompson & Knight, Dallas, for respondent.

Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Texas Products Liability Act provides, among other things, that the manufacturer of an allegedly defective product must indemnify the seller for any loss arising out of a products liability action except when the seller independently causes the loss. Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code § 82.002(a). The Act defines "loss" broadly to include not only damages, but also the innocent seller's reasonable attorney...

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