Kia Motors Corp. v. Ruiz

Decided March 28, 2014. Debra Ann H. Lehrmann wrote the opinion for the court.

432 S.W.3d 865 · Cited 144 times

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• Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. v. Armstrong · 145 S.W.3d 131
• Kia Motors Corp. v. Ruiz · 348 S.W.3d 465
• Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. Mendez · 204 S.W.3d 797
• Ford Motor Co. v. Ridgway · 135 S.W.3d 598
• City of Keller v. Wilson · 168 S.W.3d 802
• King Ranch, Inc. v. Chapman · 118 S.W.3d 742
• Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc. · 650 S.W.2d 61
• Gammill v. Jack Williams Chevrolet, Inc. · 972 S.W.2d 713
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Sturges · 52 S.W.3d 711
• Molinet v. Kimbrell · 356 S.W.3d 407
• Ford Motor Co. v. Ledesma · 242 S.W.3d 32
• Prairie View A&M University v. Diljit K. Chatha · 381 S.W.3d 500
• U-Haul International, Inc. v. Waldrip · 380 S.W.3d 118
• Transcontinental Insurance Co. v. Crump · 330 S.W.3d 211
• Whirlpool Corp. v. Camacho · 298 S.W.3d 631
• General Chemical Corp. v. De La Lastra · 852 S.W.2d 916
• TXI Transportation Co. v. Hughes · 306 S.W.3d 230
• American Zurich Insurance Co. v. Samudio · 370 S.W.3d 363

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