United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Rossa

OPINION

VANCE, Justice.

United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (USF & G) appeals the imposition of a “death penalty” sanction — the striking of USF & G’s pleadings and the entry of a $1,000,000 default judgment against it — for alleged discovery abuse. Using the guidelines established by the Supreme Court in Transamerican Natural Gas Corporation v. Powell, we hold that the sanction was not “appropriate.” See Transamerican Natural Gas Corporation v. Powell, 811 S.W.2d 913, 916 n. 4 (Tex.1991). The judgment is reversed, and the cause is remanded for further proceedings in accordance with…