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FORTIS BENEFITS v. CANTU

No. 10-04-00080-CV.

170 S.W.3d 755 (2005)

FORTIS BENEFITS, Appellant, v. Vanessa CANTU and Sundance Resources, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Overruled August 9, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loren R. Smith, Kelly, Smith & Murrah, P.C., Thomas A. Laucius, Laucius & Asso., Houston, for appellant.

Thomas B. Cowart, Windle Turley PC, Kevin J. Cook, Payne & Blanchard LLP, Dallas, for appellees.

Before Chief Justice GRAY, Justice VANCE, and Justice REYNA.

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

On April 12, 1998, Vanessa Cantu, then a minor, was severely injured and rendered a paraplegic in a motor vehicle accident. Suit was filed against, among others, the vehicle's manufacturer (Ford Motor Company), the vehicle's driver (Michael Patman), and Patman's employer (Sundance Resources, Inc.). Vanessa sought to recover, among other damages, actual damages for past and future medical...

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