Supreme Court

Case: 07-0195    
07-0195
03/14/2007
Mandamus/Cause
IN RE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ET AL. 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
04/23/2008Supplemental Brief filedRelator Rel's supplemental letter brief in response to rlp's add'cites filed on 03/27/08.  On behalf of General Electric Company, et al. (12)
03/27/2008Additional citations received.Real Parties in Interest Citing new authority: Sales v. Weyerhauser Co., ___ P.3d ___, 2008 WL 324353 (Wash. Feb. 7, 2008).  On behalf of Austin and Gwendolyn Richards. (12)
11/13/2007Additional citations received.Real Parties in Interest Additional Cites:  list of Waters & Kraus cases that" involve plaintiffs with out-of-state exposure and out-ofstate residence that were dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds..." (12)  On behalf of Austin and Gwendolyn Richards.
11/12/2007Additional citations received.Real Parties in Interest Citing three cases:  In re Pirelli Tire, LLC, 04-1129 WL 3230166 (Tex. Nov. 2, 2007), Sales v. Wyerhaeuser Co., 156 P.3d 303 (Wash. App. 2007), rev. granted., and Hilbert v. Aeroquip, Inc.  On behalf of rlp, Austin and Gwendolyn Richards. (12)
04/24/2007Reply BriefRelator Relators Reply Brief
04/16/2007Brief on the MeritsReal Parties in Interest Filed on behalf of Honorable Mark Davidson. (12) appendix attached
04/12/2007Amicus Curiae Brief receivedAmicus Curiae Amici Curiae Brief on the Merits supporting Relators, Filed on behalf of Goulds Pumps, Inc., et al. Submitted by Greg White, AMA.  900 Washington, 7th floor, P.O. Box 1470, Waco, Texas 76703, (254)755-4100.
04/11/2007Amicus Curiae Brief receivedAmicus Curiae On behalf of Texas Civil Justice League, et al. Submitted by Manuel Lopez of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P, JP Morgan Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002, (713)227-8008.
04/04/2007Brief on the MeritsRelator Relator's brief on the merits.  On behalf of General Electric Co., et al.
03/20/2007Reply to ResponseRelator Relator's reply to response to mand.  On behalf of General Electric Co.
03/19/2007Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to petition for writ of mandamus.  On behalf of Austin Richards and Gwendolyn Richards.
03/16/2007Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) In support of the pending Pet. Writ of Mandamus.  On behalf of Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), L.L.C., FMC Corp., Former Peerless Pump Business, Gould's Pumps, Inc., Yarway, Inc., Foster Wheeler Energy Corp., and Crane Co.
03/14/2007Appendix FiledRelator Appendix attached to pet/rev.
03/14/2007Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator On behalf of General Electric Company, et al.
Case Events
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12/05/2008Opinion issuedWrit of Mandamus conditionally granted
12/05/2008Stay Order lifted  Stay order issued 3/20/07 is lifted
11/14/2007Oral argument   argued on behalf of relator by Kurt H. Kuhn; argued on behalf of RLP by Charles S. Siegel
11/13/2007Additional citations received.  Additional Cites:  list of Waters & Kraus cases that" involve plaintiffs with out-of-state exposure and out-ofstate residence that were dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds..." (12)  On behalf of Austin and Gwendolyn Richards.
11/12/2007Electronic copies of brief posted to website  #07019511  Supplemental Record for Petition for Writ of Mandamus  Filed: 11/09/07
11/12/2007Additional citations received.  Citing three cases:  In re Pirelli Tire, LLC, 04-1129 WL 3230166 (Tex. Nov. 2, 2007), Sales v. Wyerhaeuser Co., 156 P.3d 303 (Wash. App. 2007), rev. granted., and Hilbert v. Aeroquip, Inc.  On behalf of rlp, Austin and Gwendolyn Richards. (12)
11/09/2007Letter Filed  Letter letting the Court know which of the three entries in the original record filed with the Court are missing exhibits.  On behalf of General Electric, et al.
11/09/2007Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record  Supplemental record for mandamus.  On behalf of General Electric Company. (1)
07/27/2007Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument Set for OA on 11/14/07 @ 9 a.m.; Time allotted to argue:  20/20 minutes
06/22/2007Mandamus Set to Argue 
06/22/2007Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedCase set for oral argument Date and time will be determined at a later date; HON not sitting
04/26/2007Electronic copies of brief posted to website  #07019510  Relators' Reply Brief on the Merits 4/24/07
04/24/2007Electronic copies of brief posted to website  #07019509  Real Parties in Interest's Brief on the Merits  4/16/07
04/24/2007Reply Brief  Relators Reply Brief
04/23/2008Supplemental Brief filed  Rel's supplemental letter brief in response to rlp's add'cites filed on 03/27/08.  On behalf of General Electric Company, et al. (12)
04/20/2007Notice from attorney regarding vacation dates  Kurt Kuhn will be on vacation June 8-15, 2007.
04/16/2007Brief on the Merits  Filed on behalf of Honorable Mark Davidson. (12) appendix attached
04/12/2007Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amici Curiae Brief on the Merits supporting Relators, Filed on behalf of Goulds Pumps, Inc., et al. Submitted by Greg White, AMA.  900 Washington, 7th floor, P.O. Box 1470, Waco, Texas 76703, (254)755-4100.
04/12/2007Electronic copies of brief posted to website  #07019507  Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Civil Justice League, et al. 4/11/07
04/11/2007Amicus Curiae Brief received  On behalf of Texas Civil Justice League, et al. Submitted by Manuel Lopez of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P, JP Morgan Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002, (713)227-8008.
04/11/2007Electronic copies of brief posted to website  #07019506  Relators' Brief on the Merits 4/4/07
04/11/2007Electronic copies of brief posted to website  #07019505  Response to Petition 3/19/07
04/04/2007Brief on the Merits  Relator's brief on the merits.  On behalf of General Electric Co., et al.
03/27/2008Additional citations received.  Citing new authority: Sales v. Weyerhauser Co., ___ P.3d ___, 2008 WL 324353 (Wash. Feb. 7, 2008).  On behalf of Austin and Gwendolyn Richards. (12)
03/23/2007Electronic copies of brief posted to website  #07019504  Relators' Reply Brief 3/20/07
03/23/2007Electronic copies of brief posted to website  #07019503  Amicus Curiae Letter Brief of Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), L.L.C., et al. 3/16/07
03/23/2007Electronic copies of brief posted to website  #07019502  Relators' Motion for Temporary Relief 3/14/07
03/23/2007Electronic copies of brief posted to website  #07019501  Petition for Writ of Mandamus 3/14/07
03/21/2007Additional Copies received  Received hard copies of Motion for leave to exceed the page limit of response to mandamus.  On behalf of Austin and Gwendolyn Richards. (12)  backdated 03/20/07
03/20/2007Motion for extension of length of brief disposedFiling granted Motion for leave to exceed page limit for response brief granted
03/20/2007Motion for Extension of Length of Brief filed  Motion for leave to exceed the page limit of response to mandamus.  On behalf of Austin and Gwendolyn Richards.
03/20/2007Brief on the Merits Ordered  Expedited Brief on the merits requested:  Rel br due n/l/t 3:00 p.m. on 4/4/07; Rsp br due 4/16/07; Reply br due 4/24/07; mlbx rule d/n/a.
03/20/2007Stay Order issued 
03/20/2007Motion for temporary relief disposedFiling granted Motion for Temporary Relief granted
03/20/2007Additional Copies received  Received hard copies of response to petition for writ of mandamus.  On behalf of Austin Richards and Gwendolyn Richards.    backdated to 3/19/07
03/20/2007Additional Copies received  Received the hard copies of response to relators' motion for temporary relief.  On behalf of Austin Richards and Gwendolyn Richards.  back dated to 3/19/07
03/20/2007Reply to Response  Relator's reply to response to mand.  On behalf of General Electric Co.
03/19/2007Reply to Response to Motion  Relators' reply on motion for temporary relief.  On behalf of General Electric Company, et al. (12)
03/19/2007Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to petition for writ of mandamus.  On behalf of Austin Richards and Gwendolyn Richards.
03/19/2007Response to Motion filed  Response of rlp's to motion for temporary relief.  On behalf of Austin Richards and Gwendolyn Richards.
03/16/2007Amicus Curiae Letter Received  In support of the pending Pet. Writ of Mandamus.  On behalf of Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), L.L.C., FMC Corp., Former Peerless Pump Business, Gould's Pumps, Inc., Yarway, Inc., Foster Wheeler Energy Corp., and Crane Co.
03/15/2007Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to both motion and petition for writ of mandamus due n/l/t 10 a.m. on 3/19/07; mlbx rule d/n/a
03/14/2007Motion for temporary relief  MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF FILED ON BEHALF OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ET AL. (12)
03/14/2007Case Record Filed   Record to mand (1)
03/14/2007Appendix Filed  Appendix attached to pet/rev.
03/14/2007Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  On behalf of General Electric Company, et al.
03/13/2009Case Stored  G02 Row 29 A-2 (2 vols)
01/21/2009Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record  COST BILL ISSUED
Calendars
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03/13/2009Case StoredCase stored.G02 Row 29 A-2 (2 vols)
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Ingersoll-Rand CompanyRelatorMs. Laura A. Frase
General Electric CompanyRelatorMs. Kay Andrews
Ms. Virginia K. Hoelscher
Mr. Kurt Kuhn
Yarway IncorporatedAmicus CuriaeMr. Greg T. Kinskey
Zy-Tech Globlal Industries, Inc.Other interested party Ms. Barbara Jane Barron
Owens Illinois, Inc.Other interested party Mr. Peter A. Moir
Tyco International, Inc.Other interested party Mr. Alan P. Moore
Texas Civil Justice LeagueAmicus CuriaeMr. Manuel López
Warren Pumps, L.L.C.RelatorMr. Robert B. Gilbreath
Mr. Robert E. Thackston
Austin and Gwendolyn RichardsReal Party in Interest Mr. Jay Eric Stuemke
Mr. Charles S. Siegel
Amanda Reichek
Goulds Pumps, IncorporatedAmicus CuriaeMr. Steven "Greg" White
Crane Co.Amicus CuriaeMr. Michael John Ramirez
Foster Wheeler Energy Corp.Amicus CuriaeMs. Maria Katina Karos
Mr. Lewis C. Miltenberger
Ms. Crystal Lyn Landes
The Shaw Group, Inc.Other interested party Mr. Jeff M. Osterkamp
Black Clawson-Kennedy, Inc.Other interested party  
Honeywell International, Inc.Other interested party Ms. Dawn Marie Wright
Acrowood CorporationOther interested party Mr. Larry Funderburk
Guard Line, Inc.Other interested party Mr. Robert Wilkinson
Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), LLCAmicus CuriaeMr. Gary D. Elliston
Spence EngineeringOther interested party Mr. L. Hayes Fuller III
Tyco Valves & Controls, Inc.Other interested party Ms. Brooke Hardie
Court of Appeals Information:
Denied 
___ SW3d ___, 03-02-07 
1st Court of Appeals 
Honorable Per Curiam 
Trial Court Information
11th District Court 
Harris 
Honorable Mark D. Davidson 
2006-22116