Texas Supreme Court November 16, 1995, 95-0514 (VOLKSWAGEN, AG v. Valdez)

PER CURIAM.

This mandamus action involves a conflict between Texas’ discovery rules and Germany’s privacy laws. We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to balance the competing interests of the parties and disregarding German law in its entirety. After balancing the respective parties’ interests, we further conclude that the information sought should not be produced.