In Re Ford Motor Co.

Relator Ford Motor Company and inter-venor Volvo Car Corporation seek a writ of mandamus to vacate a trial court order that declared certain Volvo documents non-confidential under a provision in a stipulated protective order. Because the trial court’s order permitting disclosure contradicted the plain meaning of the parties’ agreement, we conditionally grant mandamus relief.

Matthew Marroquin died after being partially ejected from a Ford Expedition that rolled over after being struck at an intersection. His family filed a product liability suit against Ford and requested numerous documents…