AG VOLKSWAGEN v. Valdez

OPINION

YÁÑEZ, Justice.

In this original mandamus proceeding, Volkswagen AG seeks to protect from discovery its corporate telephone book, the disclosure of which is allegedly prohibited by German law. We deny mandamus relief.

The real parties in interest 1 sued both Volkswagen of America and its German parent company, Volkswagen AG, in products liability for personal injuries resulting from a 1989 automobile accident involving their 1970 model Volkswagen.

The real parties requested production of Volkswagen AG’s corporate telephone book by subpoena duces tecum under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure…