Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Defendant-Below, Appellant v. Andres Arteaga

Summary

Justice Vaughn, dissenting, would have held that Texas law governs the products-liability claims arising from a helicopter component designed, manufactured, and tested in Texas, despite the crash and injuries occurring in Mexico. Applying the Restatement's most-significant-relationship factors, he viewed Texas's interest in regulating its manufacturers and promoting safe products as outweighing Mexico's interest in applying its damages limitations. The dissent would have affirmed the Superior Court's interlocutory order applying Texas law.