In Re Ford Motor Company, Relator

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the trial court abused its discretion in imposing discovery sanctions on Ford Motor Company, including exclusion of evidence and attorney‑fees awards, and that appeal is an adequate remedy for the evidentiary exclusion and the trial‑court attorney‑fees award. However, the Court found that the unconditional award of appellate attorney’s fees was not reviewable on appeal and therefore conditionally granted mandamus to vacate that portion of the sanction order. The Court affirmed the trial court’s sanction order in all other respects. The decision was partially contested in concurring‑dissenting opinions by Justices Baker and Enoch.