Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2025

In Re the Ford Motor Company v. the State of Texas

In Re the Ford Motor Company v. the State of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided September 16, 2025

In Re the Ford Motor Company v. the State of Texas

Opinion

Opinion issued September 16, 2025

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-25-00344-CV ——————————— IN RE THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, The Ford Motor Company, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, contending that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied Ford’s Rule 91a motion to dismiss.1 See TEX. R. CIV. P. 91a.

The underlying case is Brian Cweren v. The Ford Motor Company, Russell & Smith Ford, Inc., Shane Worsham, Kamron McNulty, and Carroll Mack Smith, cause number 1242165, pending in County Civil Court at Law No. 3 of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable LaShawn A. Williams presiding.

We deny mandamus relief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). We lift the stay imposed by our order of May 12, 2025, and dismiss all pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams and Justices Morgan and Dokupil.

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