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if a private person would be liable under Texas law).
or death of a person to the “maximum amount of $250,000.” Tex. Civ. Prac.
Justice Medina, joined by Justice O’Neill, dissenting.
exposure and damage in utero.
of evidence, and expert testimony is no exception. See Tex. R. App. P. 33.1(a); Tex. R.
appeal, I would hold that the complaint has been waived.
opinion. The Supreme Court said as much in General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S.
Federal Rules of Evidence requires a district court to admit opinion evidence . . .
there is simply too great an analytical gap between the data and the opinion proffered.
between the underlying data and the expert’s opinion. 972 S.W.2d 713, 727 (Tex.
this regard were to be reviewed under the abuse of discretion standard. Id. at 727.
A trial court, however, cannot abuse its discretion if it is never asked to exercise it.
(Tex. 2004) (motion to strike made immediately after cross-examination held timely).
latter does not. What then separates the conclusory from the merely unreliable?
such foundational data at trial unless the opposing party or the court insists.
on its face, or assumed facts contrary to those on the face of the record.
because naked conclusions ordinarily draw immediate objections.
probability and magnitude of the potential harm to others?
A: Yes, it did, very high.
in failing to stop using probes that can have [sensor failure] problems?
A: Yes, again and again.
to the rights, safety, or welfare of others?
A: That’s the only conclusion I can draw.
s gross negligence. That is not the present case.
ppb (parts per billion) benzene.
analytical gap, the City argues, renders Kraft’s opinion conclusory.
s gestation than in 1998 when the benzene reading from the monitoring well was taken.
Q. Okay. What kind of records did you look at in reaching your opinions?
collected by City employees, reports that were produced by the City’s consultants.
exposed to benzene concentrations in their home?
A. Yes, I do have an opinion on that.
A. It’s my opinion that they were chronically exposed to landfill gas.
Q. And did the landfill gas include benzene?
please express it in terms of a numerical value.
vicinity of 160 parts per billion, or even higher.
Q. Why are you now saying it might be higher than 160 parts per billion?
Q. And what are those reasons?
Q. What other reasons, Mr. Kraft?
while they were sampling it.
might have been explained had the City made an appropriate objection.
attention, and Dr. Patel testified without objection.
as Dr. Patel had made these same points in his expert report.
object to preserve its complaint. See Guadalupe-Blanco River Auth. v. Kraft, 77 S.W.
appeal? See Robinson, 923 S.W.2d at 552; see also Ellis, 971 S.W.2d at 411.
find any basis for the Pollocks’ personal injury claim under this constitutional provision.
constitution does not authorize the state to kill or cause bodily injury when doing so.
Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis 63 (1977).
intended to damage the Pollocks’ property.
both conclusions, I turn now to the arguments on this issue.
as a premises liability case rather than as a case of general negligence and nuisance.
injury on account of dangerous conditions or activities on the property.” 19 William V.
licensee, or trespasser. Western Invs., Inc. v. Urena, 162 S.W.3d 547, 550 (Tex. 2005).
liability remains important in Texas. See Clayton W. Williams, Jr., Inc. v. Olivo, 952 S.W.
basing a landowner's liability on his visitor’s artificially determined purpose of entry”).
operations at the West Avenue Landfill.
may lead to liability for injuries suffered on adjoining property.
injury within the contemplation of the Tort Claims Act. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.
Nemours & Co. v. Robinson, 923 S.W.2d 549 (Tex. 1995).
33 St. Mary’s L.J. 277, 310 (2002).
the testimony and erred in not sustaining Volkswagen’s objection.
Technology Center for estimating landfill gas emissions.
aberrations noted and those detected in benzene-exposed workers are remarkably similar.
developing fetus following maternal exposure.
limited to AML but also to ALL.
is based on an authority the City has expressly conceded does not apply.
highway, causing a collision); Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Brandon, 183 S.W.2d 212, 214 (Tex. Civ.
Torts & Remedies § 20.08, Liability for Losses Outside Property (2009).

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