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

No. 06-0714.

335 S.W.3d 126 (2010)

Barbara ROBINSON, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of John Robinson, Deceased, Petitioner, v. CROWN CORK & SEAL CO., INC., Individually and as Successor to Mundet Cork Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided October 22, 2010.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah G. Hankinson , Hankinson Levinger LLP, Dallas, TX, Elana S. Einhorn , The University of Texas School of Law, Jeffery Mundy , Michael C. Singley , Mundy & Singley, LLP, Austin, TX, for Barbara Robinson.

Deborah G. Hankinson , Hankinson Levinger LLP, Dallas, TX, for The Estate of John Robinson, Deceased.

Frank G. Harmon III , Kimberly Rose Stuart , Crain, Caton & James, P.C., David Crump , University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX, Thomas R. Phillips , Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, TX, C.W. "Rocky" Rhodes , South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX, Stacy Rogers Sharp , Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.

Manuel Lopez, Shook , Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Civil Justice League.

O. Rey Rodriguez , Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Amicus Curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

Rafael Edward Cruz , Morgan Lewis Bocklus LLP, Houston, TX, Bill Davis , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Office of the Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae The State of Texas.

Kevin F. Risley , Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae 3M Company.

E. Lee Parsley , E. Lee Parsley, P.C., Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texans for Lawsuit Reform.

Justice HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice MEDINA, Justice GREEN, Justice WILLETT, and Justice LEHRMANN joined.

The issue we address in this case is whether a statute that limits certain corporations' successor liability for personal injury claims of asbestos exposure violates the prohibition against retroactive laws contained in article I, section 16 of the Texas Constitution...

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