Supreme Court of Texas

Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code section 82.002 does not require a manufacturer to indemnify a distributor against claims involving products other manufacturers released into the stream of commerce; a manufacturer's obligations under section 82.002 are fulfilled where it offers to defend or indemnify a distributor for claims relating only to sale of its specific product.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/28/2008
• Published 03/28/2008

Judges

• Justice GREEN delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, and Justice BRISTER joined.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Ray Walzel, Michael K. Rose, Stevens Baldo Freeman & Lighty, L.L.P., Beaumont TX, Robert F. Redmond Jr., William W. Belt Jr., Richmond VA, for Appellant., Rafael Edward Cruz, Office of Atty. Gen., Austin TX, for person interested.


• For Appellees:
  
• Barry M. Epstein, Andrew W. Schwartz, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C., Newark NJ, Joseph R. Little, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P., Houston, William C. Dowdy III, P. Michael Jung, Strasburger & Price, L.L.P., Dallas, Gene F. Creely II, Houston, Terry M. Hackett, R. Michael Duffy, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, LLP, Chicago IL, Mike A. Hatchell, Molly H. Hatchell, Susan A. Kidwell, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, Austin TX, for Appellees.