FFE Transportation Services, Inc. v. Fulgham

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that trial court’s determination of need for expert testimony to prove negligence claim is legal determination reviewed without deference
• holding that expert testimony was necessary in establishing applicable standard of care on matters not within the general experience and common understanding of laypersons
• concluding that “de novo is the appropriate standard of review” applicable to a “trial court’s determination regarding whether expert testimony was required” and noting that this “conclusion is consistent with those of other state supreme courts”
• explaining that whether a particular matter requires expert testimony is a question of law reviewed de novo
• holding expert testimony necessary because jurors do not ″know what the standard of care is for the inspection and maintenance of the upper coupler assembly, kingpin, and base rail of a refrigerated trailer″
• “A company that gratuitously furnishes a product solely to accomplish its own business purposes is liable for negligence but not strict liability.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

131 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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  Texas Supreme Court· 2006-10-27· cited 1,656×
• Boudreaux v. Swift Transportation Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 2005-03-04· cited 937×
• Fifth Club, Inc. v. Ramirez
  Texas Supreme Court· 2006-06-30· cited 211×
• Regal Finance Co. v. Tex Star Motors, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2010-08-20· cited 100×
• Wackenhut Corrections Corp. v. De La Rosa
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2009-04-02· cited 77×
• Green v. Alford
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2008-11-20· cited 51×
• Cleveland Regional Medical Center, L.P. v. Celtic Properties, L.C.
  Tex. App. Ct., 9th Dist. (Beaumont)· 2010-09-30· cited 50×
• Grassie v. Roswell Hospital Corp.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2010-11-30· cited 45×
• Walker v. THOMASSON LUMBER COMPANY
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2006-08-29· cited 43×
• New Texas Auto Auction Services, L.P. v. Gomez De Hernandez
  Texas Supreme Court· 2008-03-28· cited 39×
• Seasha Pools, Inc.// Robert Hardister v. Robert Hardister// Cross-Appellee, Seasha Pools, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2012-12-28· cited 32×
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Professional Pharmacy II
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2015-01-01· cited 31×
• Owens v. Comerica Bank
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2007-07-13· cited 28×
• Simmons v. Briggs Equipment Trust
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2006-06-29· cited 25×
• Texas Windstorm Insurance Association v. Dickinson Independent School District
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2018-10-04· cited 24×
• Brodrick Dechone Delane AKA Broderick Shun Delane AKA Shaun Scott v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2012-02-02· cited 21×
• MEMC Pasadena, Inc. v. Riddle Power, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2015-08-04· cited 21×
• WORTHAM BROS., INC. v. Haffner
  Tex. App. Ct., 11th Dist. (Eastland)· 2011-07-28· cited 20×
• Sammy Burchinal and Ashley Burchinal v. PJ Trailers-Seminole Management Company, LLC Texmecana Management, LLC And PJ Trailers Manufacturing, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2012-06-15· cited 19×
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  Fifth Circuit· 2018-06-18· cited 19×

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Roark v. Allen
  Texas Supreme Court· 1982-06-02· cited 670×
• McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1967-06-21· cited 358×
• K-Mart Corp. v. Honeycutt
  Texas Supreme Court· 2000-06-29· cited 342×
• Rourke v. Garza
  Texas Supreme Court· 1975-11-05· cited 342×
• Melody Home Manufacturing Co. v. Barnes
  Texas Supreme Court· 1987-11-04· cited 299×
• Alexander v. Turtur & Associates, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2004-08-27· cited 274×
• Texarkana Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Murdock
  Texas Supreme Court· 1997-07-09· cited 238×
• Haddock v. Arnspiger
  Texas Supreme Court· 1990-09-06· cited 205×
• Barber v. Colorado Independent School District
  Texas Supreme Court· 1995-06-22· cited 108×
• Armstrong Rubber Co. v. Urquidez
  Texas Supreme Court· 1978-07-05· cited 105×
• Turbines, Inc. v. Dardis
  Tex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 1999-07-30· cited 55×
• Hager v. Romines
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1995-12-28· cited 44×
• Lonnie F. Titchnell and Ella Titchnell v. United States
  Third Circuit· 1982-05-28· cited 36×
• Rabb v. Coleman
  Texas Supreme Court· 1971-07-07· cited 29×
• Fenley v. Hospice in the Pines
  Tex. App. Ct., 9th Dist. (Beaumont)· 1999-11-18· cited 22×
• D.P. v. Wrangell General Hospital
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2000-05-19· cited 20×
• Vandermay v. Clayton
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1999-06-11· cited 19×
• Bauer v. White
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1999-05-13· cited 19×
• Dunn v. Penrod Drilling Co.
  S.D. Texas· 1987-05-12· cited 12×
• Gardner v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1982-05-05· cited 10×