Supreme Court of Texas

Although by its terms the forum-non-conveniens statute is permissive, the deference it affords trial courts is not unlimited. A trial court abuses its discretion if its forum-non-conveniens ruling is arbitrary, unreasonable, and without reference to guiding principles under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code section 71.051(a).

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/29/2005
• Decided 11/02/2007
• Published 11/02/2007

Judges

• Justice O'NEILL announced the Court's disposition and delivered an opinion joined by Justice HECHT, Justice BRISTER, and Justice MEDINA.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Debora B. Alsup, Gretchen Scardino, Thompson & Knight, LLP, Austin, C. Vernon Hartline Jr., Scott G. Edwards, J. Gregory Whitten, Hartline, Darcus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, Dallas, Eduardo R. Rodriguez, Joseph A. Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Colvin, Chaney & Saenz, L.L.P., Brownsville, TX, for Relator., Victor M. Carrara, Law Office of Victor M. Carrera, P.C., Edinburg, TX, for Real Party In Interest., Craig A. Morgan, Attorney At Law, Wade Caven Crosnoe, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae.