Green v. Lerner

OPINION

MIRABAL, Justice.

Relator seeks a writ of mandamus vacating the respondent’s order of July 13, 1989, which barred the discovery of certain documents related to an industrial accident. We overrule the motion for leave to file a petition for writ of mandamus.

I. The Proceedings Below

The relator, Mary L. Green, sues the real party in interest, Marathon Petroleum Company, Inc., for personal injuries she alleges she suffered on October 31, 1987, when an accident at Marathon’s Texas City refinery released a cloud of hydrofluoric acid into that area’s atmosphere. The relator’s action was one of…