OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP. v. BANALES

No. 95-0480.

907 S.W.2d 488 (1995)

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Relators, v. The Honorable Manuel BANALES, Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe R. Greenhill, Bob E. Shannon, Joseph R. Knight, Austin, M.W. Meredith, Jr., Clay E. Coalson, Carlos A. Mattioli, J.A. Canales, Corpus Christi, John R. Crews, Dallas, Douglas E. Chaves, Paul W. Nye, Corpus Christi, for relators.

Jeanette Cantu-Bazar, Angelina Beltran, Michael G. Terry, Douglas A. Allison, Rene Rodriguez, Guy H. Allison, Steve T. Hastings, Rose Vela, Corpus Christi, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

This original mandamus proceeding involves an order that an attorney produce her notes to adverse counsel as a sanction for discovery abuse. We conditionally grant the writ of mandamus.

The underlying suit is a class action toxic tort proceeding. Occidental Chemical (OxyChem) conducted a flaring operation in Corpus Christi. While burning off gases emitted from chemicals that had been delivered by barge, the flame went out and a chemical cloud formed...

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