Employer Can't Be Compelled to Produce Pre-Suit Discovery Material

A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge erred in compelling an employer to produce discovery related to a former worker’s alleged exposure to toxic materials in response to a pre-suit demand by worker’s daughter. Case: In re INVISTA S.à.r.l., No. 09-18-00351-CV, 11/01/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: David Lee McDonald had worked for INVISTA S.à.r.l. in Orange. After he died of cancer, his daughter filed a petition for pre-suit discovery against the company. The daughter asserted that McDonald’s cancer had been caused by his workplace e...