Ford Motor Company, Petitioner v. Tiburcio Ledesma, Jr., Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court’s jury charge on manufacturing defect omitted the essential requirement that a defect must deviate from the manufacturer’s specifications or planned output, making the charge reversible error; it also affirmed the admissibility of the plaintiff’s expert testimony and revised the definition of producing cause to require a substantial factor and but‑for causation.