Mci Sales and Service, Inc., F/k/a Hausman Bus Sales, Inc. and Motor Coach Industries Mexico, S.a. De C v. F/k/a…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court's judgment, holding that the federal motor vehicle safety standards do not preempt the jury's verdict that MCI should have installed passenger seatbelts and used laminated glass, and that Central Texas qualifies as a "settling person" under Chapter 33, requiring a proportionate responsibility question for the jury. Justice Jefferson dissented in part, arguing that Central Texas was not a settling person at the time of submission.