C & H Nationwide, Inc., Edward Stanton Webber, and Ecotech International, Inc., Petitioners v. Linda Gail Thompson…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for recalculation of prejudgment interest, holding that C & H's pre‑trial payments are settlements creditable to the entire judgment, that Energy Coatings is liable for 5% of the jury‑found damages, that C & H and Ecotech may obtain contribution from each other but not from Energy Coatings, that plaintiffs are entitled to prejudgment interest on the whole judgment including future damages, and that there is no evidentiary support for loss‑of‑inheritance damages. Justice Doggett, dissenting‑concurring, and Justice Hecht, dissenting in part, contest portions of the majority.