1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.3d
  4. 150 S.W.3d
  5. 150 S.W.3d 747 (2004)
 

IN RE MERCK & CO., INC.

No. 04-04-00389-CV.

150 S.W.3d 747 (2004)

In re MERCK & CO., INC.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

September 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Josephson, Jonathan B. Smith, Stephen G. Tipps, Travis J. Sales, Baker Botts, L.L.P., Houston, Theodore V.H. Mayer, Norman C. Kleinberg, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, NY, Baldemar Garza, Law Office of Baldemar Garza, Rio Grande City, for appellant.

Kevin H. Dubose, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend LLP, Houston, David H. Hockema, John L. Tippit, III, Joe Escobedo, Jr., Hockema, Tippit & Escobedo, L.L.P., Ronald G. Hole, Hole & Alvarez, L.L.P., McAllen, for appellee.

Sitting: ALMA L. LOPEZ, Chief Justice, CATHERINE STONE, Justice, and PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice.

OPINION

PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice.

This is an original mandamus proceeding. The relator, Merck & Co., Inc. ("Merck"), seeks relief from two discovery orders involving a prescription medication never used by the deceased plaintiff. We hold that the trial court abused its discretion because its discovery orders are not reasonably tailored to include only relevant matters. Therefore, we conditionally...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases