Tom L. Scott, Inc. v. McIlhany

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is an original mandamus proceeding involving pretrial discovery of expert witnesses. The relators, Tom L. Scott, Inc. and others, 1 seek relief from orders signed by the respondent, the Honorable Grainger W. Mcllhany, denying discovery of six experts retained by various parties to the case. By this mandamus, relators seek to obtain the depositions of these experts. The defendants changed the designation of these experts from “testifying” experts to "consulting-only” experts after they settled with some of the plaintiffs and third-party defendants in the…