In Re Allied Chemical Corporation, Relator

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court granted mandamus relief, ordering the trial court to vacate any trial setting until defendants have a reasonable opportunity to prepare after plaintiffs produce causation evidence, reaffirming the court's prior rulings in Able Supply and Van Waters that trial courts may not postpone essential discovery in mass torts. The Court also issued a dissent and a concurrence, each critiquing the majority's creation of a new procedural rule for complex mass‑tort cases.