Texaco, Inc. v. Sanderson

Relators move for leave to file two mandamus petitions challenging discovery rulings of the trial court in the underlying litigation. The first complains of a ruling that a request for production of documents is not overly broad. The second complains of a ruling that the requested documents are not privileged. We conditionally grant relief on both petitions.

Tony Graffagnino Jr.’s widow and ten surviving children sued Texaco, Inc., Texaco Chemical Company, Texaco Refining and Marketing, Inc., and Star Enterprises, Inc., alleging that while Graffagnino was employed at Texaco’s Port Arthur…