The Amarillo Court of Appeals recently held that a party may be ordered to sign a medical records authorization in response to a request for disclosure pursuant to TRCP 194.2. The defendant served a request for disclosures including a request for execution of an authorization to release medical records under Rule 194.2(j). The plaintiffs argued they could respond by
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Tax Returns Not Relevant to Net Worth
By Byron Henry on
Posted in Discovery, Opinions & Judgments
In this mandamus action, the Eastland Court of Appeals held that federal tax returns are not relevant or material to the issue of the defendant’s net worth. While the court of appeals held that a plaintiff seeking exemplary damages need not make a prima facie showing of entitlement of exemplary damages in order to obtain discovery on…