Chapa v. Garcia

I join in the court’s opinion and judgment, which correctly conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to order production of alternative design information clearly discoverable under Jampole v. Touchy, 673 S.W.2d 569 (Tex.1984, orig. proceeding). I cannot agree with the dissenting justices, who would endanger the safety of Texas gun owners and their associates by granting absolute protection for these materials despite their relevance and importance in establishing Remington’s knowledge that defects in the Model 700 Rifle caused it to discharge without pulling the…