Legal Opinion
In re Sassin
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 11, 2014No. 08-12-00308-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice.
Relator is Gabe Sassin, a non-party witness in the underlying medical malpractice lawsuit. Counsel for Plaintiff discovered Sassin was once the claims attorney hired by Defendant’s malpractice insurance carrier and sought Sassin’s testimony regarding the policies and procedures used by the carrier to determine whether to honor an insured’s request to settle. After being subpoenaed, Sassin moved to quash notice of his deposition and for a protective order. The trial court denied both motions, and Sassin now seeks a writ of mandamus compelling the trial court…
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