Chrysler Corp. v. Honorable Robert Blackmon

OPINION

CORNYN, Justice.

In this product liability suit, Chrysler Corporation seeks a Writ of Mandamus directing the Honorable Robert Blackmon, Judge of the 117th District Court, Nueces County, Texas, to vacate his Order Regarding Plaintiffs’ Amended Motion for Sanctions Against Chrysler for Discovery Abuse (Sanctions Order) by which he struck Chrysler’s pleadings and rendered a default judgment against Chrysler on all issues of liability for both compensatory and punitive damages. 1 Chrysler claims that the trial court’s Sanctions Order violates the standards for the imposition of “death…