AIU INS. CO. v. MEHAFFY

No. 09-97-090 CV.

942 S.W.2d 796 (1997)

AIU INSURANCE COMPANY, Lexington Insurance Company, American Home Assurance Company, Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, Granite State Insurance Company, Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Landmark Insurance Company, and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa, Relators, v. The Honorable Judge James MEHAFFY, Jr., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided April 17, 1997.

As Corrected June 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Wise, Brown, Sims, Wise & White, Houston, Lipscomb Norvell, Benckenstein, Norvell & Nathan, Beaumont, Thomas G. Oesterreich, Lynberg & Watkins, Los Angeles, CA, for appellant.

Robert Q. Keith, Keith & Weber, Johnson City, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and BURGESS and STOVER, JJ.


OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

This is a mandamus action involving discovery. The underlying suit is between Bristol-Myers Squib Company and Medical Engineering Corporation (Plaintiffs) and various insurance companies (Defendants) to determine whether the breast implant claims of thousands of women are covered by insurance. This dispute is only a small snapshot in the pre-trial procedure. On February 21, 19971, plaintiffs filed a...

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