LG CHEM LTD AND LG CHEM AMERICA INC v. ROBERTO FRANCESCHI (2022)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMU IS OR PROHIBITION

This original petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenges a district court order compelling discovery as to two sets of documents: business records related to the design and manufacture of certain battery cells, and (2) documents demonstrating the length of time that petitioner LG Chem, Ltd., has manufactured and/or sold lithium-ion batteries.

Generally, writ relief is unavailable in discovery disputes, unless the challenged district court order is a blanket discovery order issued without regard to relevance or compels the disclosure of privileged information. Valley Health Sys., LLC v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 127 Nev. 167, 171, 252 P.3d 676, 679 (2011). Petitioners have not demonstrated that either exception applies here.¹ Accordingly, we decline to exercise our discretion to intervene in this matter and

ORDER the petition DENIED.²

Gibbons, C.J.

Tao, J.

Bulla, J.

FOOTNOTES

1.   We presume that the district court, in conjunction with the parties, will institute proper protections pursuant to NRCP 26 to ensure that any trade secrets or confidential business information remains protected until the personal jurisdiction issue has been resolved.

2.   In light of this order, petitioners’ emergency motion for stay is denied as moot.