Judge Can't Grant Motion to Compel Discovery Without Reviewing Withheld Materials

A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge committed an abuse of discretion in granting an injured worker’s motion to compel discovery of allegedly privileged materials without first reviewing them himself. Case: In re Atlantic Sounding, No. 14-18-00523-CV, 08/28/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Reco Graham worked as a deckhand onboard a dredge. He suffered injuries while at work in January 2015. Graham later filed a personal injury suit against the Atlantic Sounding Co. and Weeks Marine. During the course of discovery, Graham gave the defendants his interrogatori...