In Re E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Company

OPINION

At issue in this mandamus proceeding is whether the judge of the 172nd Judicial District Court of Jefferson County abused his discretion in disregarding the jury verdict in favor of DuPont 1 and in granting a new trial in favor of Willis Whisnant’s estate and beneficiaries (collectively “Whisnant”) 2 . In September 2014, almost six years after the jury returned its verdict, finding “no” in response to the broad form negligence question, and after a previous mandamus proceeding and eventually a remand from the Texas Supreme Court, the trial court once again granted Whisnant’s motion for…