State Farm Tells Texas Supreme Court ESI Protocol Is Burdensome

Mealey's (April 25, 2017, 8:36 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — In an April 21 brief to the Texas Supreme Court, filed in response to a post-oral argument brief by the real parties in interest in a dispute over the discovery submission form for electronically stored information (ESI) in an insurance coverage lawsuit, an insurer argues that a trial court’s requirement that ESI submission be in the form requested by the plaintiffs did not properly balance relevance, needs and burdens under Texas law (In re State Farm Lloyds, No. 15-0903, Texas Sup.)....