Alvarez v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

On Motion For Rehearing En Banc.

WARNER, J.

We grant appellee’s motion for rehearing en banc, vacate the prior opinion in this case, and substitute the following opinion in its place.1

Appellant, Mario Alvarez, as personal representative of the estate of Jose Ramon Alvarez, appeals a final judgment in favor of Cooper Tire Company in a products liability action. Alvarez complains that the trial court abused its discretion in limiting document discovery from Cooper Tire to those involving tires with the same or similar specifications. Two trial judges conducted multiple hearings and document…