Court: Firm Can't Prevent Discovery in $1.2 Million U.S. Silica Fee Dispute

TEXARKANA, Texas - A Texas law firm that sued to recover $1.2 million in unpaid legal fees it claims to have incurred while representing U.S. Silica cannot prevent representatives of the defendant from inspecting documents that support the firm's lawsuit, a state appeals court has ruled. In Re: Beirne, Maynard & Parsons L.L.P., No. 06-08-00062 (Texas Ct. App., 6th Dist.).

The Sixth District Court of Appeals on July 18 denied a petition for writ of mandamus filed by Beirne, Maynard & Parsons to vacate a trial court ruling that narrowed the scope of discovery sought by U.S. Silica's insurer TIG …