at 621-22. 8 . Restatement (Second) of Torts § 46 cmt. d (1965). 9 . Twyman, 855 S.W.2d at 621 (quoting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 46 cmt. d (1965)). 10 . Wornick Co. v. Casas, 856 S.W.2d 732, 734 (Tex.1993) (quoting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 46 cmt. h (1965)). 11 . Id. 12 . Id. at 736. 13 . Id. (quoting Diamond Shamrock Ref. & Mktg. Co. v. Mendez, 844 S.W.2d 198, 202 (Tex.1992)). 14 . 971 S.W.2d 52 (Tex.1998). 15 . Id. at 54; see Twyman v. Twyman, 855 S.W.2d 619, 621 (Tex.1993). 16 . Wornick, 856 S.W.2d at 734 (quoting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 46 cmt. d (1965)). 17 . See Motor Express, Inc. v. Rodriguez, 925 S.W.2d 638, 640 (Tex.1996) (noting that loss of consortium claims are derivative). 18 . Cf. Browning-Ferris Indus. v. Lieck, 881 S.W.2d 288, 294 (Tex.1994) (<HOLDING>). 19 . 949 S.W.2d at 405. 20 . Id. at 399 n. 1.
recognizing loss of consortium claims recognizing cause of action for loss of consortium holding that loss of consortium damages are not recoverable when the nonderivative claim did not result in physical injury holding that wifes recovery for loss of consortium should not be reduced by the proportion of negligence attributable to husband because claim for loss of consortium is independent of the damages claim of the injured spouse holding that common law rule was that consortium damages were not recoverable after in jured spouse died