Texas Panel Overturns Ruling Ordering Homebuilder To Produce Financial Records

Mealey's (October 1, 2020, 7:31 AM EDT) -- BEAUMONT, Texas — A Texas appeals panel on Sept. 3 conditionally granted a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by a homebuilder and its affiliates, finding that a trial court judge erred when compelling them to produce financial records to a man who claims that defects in the construction of the home caused him to sustain injuries when he fell down the steps (In re: Elara Signature Homes Inc., et al., No. 09-20-150, Texas App., 9th Dist., 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 7151)....