Texas Court of Appeals Rules Asbestos Discovery Requests Overbroad

HOUSTON -- A Texas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court decision compelling discovery after finding that interrogatories served by the plaintiffs in the asbestos lawsuit were not sufficiently limited in time and subject matter. In re: CNA Holdings, et al., No. 01-03-01271-CV (Texas Ct. App., 1st Dist.).

In a Sept. 2 decision, the Texas 1st District Court of Appeals granted relators CNA Holdings Inc. and Celanese Ltd. mandamus relief after finding the discovery requests pertained to time periods in which the plaintiff was not employed by the defendant and that the requests included information about substances other than …