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This is an original mandamus action filed by Relator Brown & Root U.S.A., Inc. seeking to overturn orders by Judge Louis M. Moore of the 281st District Court of Harris County. The orders compelled Jayme Peper, a claims representative for Brown & Root's compensation carrier, Highlands Insurance Company, to answer deposition questions and produce witness statements regarding a fatal accident involving a Brown & Root employee. Brown & Root asserted attorney-client privilege and various discovery exemptions under Texas Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure. The court denied the writ, finding that Peper was acting in the ordinary course of investigating the workers' compensation claim, and the asserted privileges and exemptions did not apply as no lawsuit was pending at the time of the initial investigation.
Brown & Root U.S.A., Inc. v. Moore is a workers' compensation case decided in Court of Appeals of Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Court of Appeals of Texas.
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This is an original mandamus action filed by Relator Brown & Root U.S.A., Inc. seeking to overturn orders by Judge Louis M. Moore of the 281st District Court of Harris County. The orders compelled Jayme Peper, a claims representative for Brown & Root's compensation carrier, Highlands Insurance Company, to answer deposition questions and produce witness statements regarding a fatal accident involving a Brown & Root employee. Brown & Root asserted attorney-client privilege and various discovery exemptions under Texas Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure. The court denied the writ, finding that Peper was acting in the ordinary course of investigating the workers' compensation claim, and the asserted privileges and exemptions did not apply as no lawsuit was pending at the time of the initial investigation.
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