Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Donald D. Evans , Eric G. Lasker , Richard O. Faulk , Hollingsworth LLP, Thomas J. Graves , Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Coatings Association, Inc.
Manuel Lopez , Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc.
Richard Barrett Phillips Jr. , Thompson & Knight LLP, Dallas, TX, Stuart A. Raphael , Hunton & Williams, McLean, VA, for Amicus Curiae Honeywell International, Inc.
Kay Andrews , Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc.
Deborah J. La Fetra , J. David Breemer , Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacremento, CA, for Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation.
James M. Beck , Reed Smith, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Ruth G. Malinas , Plunkett & Griesenbeck, Inc., San Antonio, TX, for Amicus Curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
George S. Christian , Texas Civil Justice League, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Civil Justice League.
Macey Reasoner Stokes , Baker Botts LLP, Sharla J. Frost , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Union Carbide Corporation.
Karen K. Maston , Johnson Spalding Doyle West & Trent, Houston, TX, for Other interested party Amtek, Inc.
Nancy Bell Scales , Jones Gill, Houston, TX, for Other interested party Anchor Hocking, Inc.
Clay M. White , White-Shaver, Tyler, TX, for Other interested patty Aqua-Chem Congoleum Corp.
Robert Mark Willingham , Willingham Fultz & Cougill LLP, Houston, TX, for Other interested party Asten Johnson, Inc.
Gary D. Elliston , Jennifer Judin , DeHay & Elliston LLP, Paul Edward Hamilton , Law Office Of Paul E Hamilton PLLC, Dallas, TX, for Other interested party Babcock Borsig Power, Inc.
Raul Calderon , Attorney at Law, Austin, TX, for Other interested party Champlain Cable Co.
Charles Josef Blanchard , Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal LLP, Dallas, TX, for Other interested party Crane Co.
Robert E. Thackston , Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, Austin, TX, for Other interested party Daimler Chrysler Corp.
Dawn Marie Wright , Thompson & Knight, Tammy Holt Cole , Rose Walker, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Other interested party Ford Motor Co.
James R. Old Jr. , Germer & Gertz, LLP, Beaumont, TX, for Other interested party Foster Wheeler.
Laurel A. Fay , Schachter Harris LLP, Irving, TX, for Other interested party Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC.
Raymond P. `Ray' Harris Jr. , Schachter Harris LLP, Irving, TX, for Other interested party Garlock, Inc.
W. Neil Rambin , Sedgwick, LLP, Dallas, TX, for Other interested party General Refractories.
Robert W. Wilkinson , Dogan & Wilkinson, Pascagoula, MS, for Other interested party Guard-Line, Inc.
J. Frank Kinsel Jr. , Cantey & Hanger LLP, Fort Worth, TX, for Other interested party Henry Vogt Machine Co.
Kyle C. Steele , Laura A. Frase , Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy, Dallas, TX, for Other interested party Ingersoll-Rand Co.
Jeffrey Luke Larson , Jill McCarthy Arntz , Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP, Houston, TX, for Other interested party Maremont Corp.
Jack Thomas Jamison , Godwin Ronquillo, PC, Dallas, TX, for Other interested party Mid-Valley, Inc.
Joseph Blizzard , Andrews Kurth LLP, Dallas, TX, for Other interested party Rapid American Corp.
Charla G. Aldous , Aldous Law Firm, Christopher J. Panatier , Simon, Eddins & Greenstone, L.L.P., Denyse Ronan Clancy , Eric Asher Policastro , John Lacoste Langdoc , Michael Shane Mills , Christine Tamer , Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Petitioners.
Deborah G. Hankinson , Rick Thompson , Hankinson LLP, Katherine Mary Wame Ross , Hankinson Levinger LLP, James Bachman Greer , Kane Russell Coleman & Logan, P.C., Melvin David Bailey , Bailey Crowe & Kugler, LLP, Dallas, TX, for Respondent.
Justice WILLETT delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice HECHT, Justice GREEN, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice BROWN joined, and in all but Parts II.A.3 and II.B of which Justice GUZMAN joined.
