In Re Lowe's Companies, Inc.

OPINION

RICHARD H. EDELMAN, Justice.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. (collectively, “Lowe’s”) seek a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to vacate its order (the “order”) compelling Lowe’s to produce a witness for deposition and a database used by Lowe’s to “trend” accident and injury claims. We conditionally grant Lowe’s petition as to production of the database only.

Background

The real parties in interest in this proceeding, Rene and Sylvia Moreno (the “Morenos”), sued Lowe’s for injuries Rene suffered when he was allegedly struck by a falling sink that had been…