Panel: Fracking Operator Must Produce Some Well Site Injury Documents

Mealey's (May 7, 2021, 12:09 PM EDT) -- EDINBURG, Texas — A Texas state appellate court panel on May 4 partially granted and partially denied discovery requests in a lawsuit brought by workers on a hydraulic fracturing rig who contend that the company failed to adequately test equipment that failed and caused numerous injuries.  The panel held that while some document requests were “overly broad,” other requests for information about previous injuries on the well site were permitted....