in Re Whataburger Restaurants Lp

The trial court in this case granted the plaintiffs’ motion for new trial based on a juror’s failure to disclose information during voir dire, even though there was no evidence that the nondisclosure probably caused injury. The defendant, Relator Whataburger Restaurants LP, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the court of appeals, and the court of appeals denied the petition. Whataburger now seeks mandamus review in this Court. We conditionally grant the petition and order the trial court to withdraw its new trial order and render judgment on the jury’s verdict.

This case arises from a…