‘Proportionality Is The Polestar,’ Says Texas High Court In Discovery Dispute

Mealey's (May 31, 2017, 10:36 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on May 26 found that neither an insurer nor its insureds have a unilateral right to specify the format of discovery under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 196.4, Texas R. Civ. P. 196.4, denying the insurer’s request for mandamus relief without prejudice in a dispute over the discovery submission form for electronically stored information (ESI) (In re State Farm Lloyds, Nos. 15-0903 and 15-0905, Texas Sup., 2017 Tex. LEXIS 482)....