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ROBINSON v. CROWN CORK & SEAL CO., INC.

No. 14-04-00658-CV.

251 S.W.3d 520 (2006)

Barbara ROBINSON, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of John Robinson, Deceased, Appellant, v. CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled July 20, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah G. Hankinson, Elana S. Einhorn, Dallas, Jeffery Mundy, Austin, for appellant.

David Crump, Frank Harmon, Kimberly Rose Stuart, Houston, for appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice HEDGES and Justices FOWLER and FROST.

MAJORITY OPINION

WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.

At its essence, this appeal requires us to consider the breadth of the Legislature's power to curtail individual rights. John and Barbara Robinson sued Crown Cork and others after discovering Mr. Robinson had developed mesothelioma from years of working with products containing asbestos. In the trial court, Crown Cork admitted liability; however, before the court entered judgment, the Legislature enacted —...

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