In re Nissan North America, Inc. Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Opinion issued August 28, 2014 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas NO. 01-14-00709-CV IN RE NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator Nissan North America, Inc. has filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging an August 14, 2014 order of the trial court compelling relator s Director of Dealer Network Development Strategy to answer a question over relator s objection that the answer would require revealing a trade secret.1 1 The underlying case is BSAG, Inc. and Bob Stallings Nissan of Baytown, Inc. v. Baytown Nissan, Inc., Burklein Family Limited Partnership, Nissan North America, Inc., and Frederick W. Burklein, cause number 2013-38072, pending in the 127th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable R.K. Sandill presiding. We deny the petition. Relator s emergency motion for a temporary stay pending our determination on the petition is dismissed as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Higley, Bland, and Sharp. 2

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