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Noble Drilling (Jim Thompson), LLC, seeks mandamus relief from the trial court’s March 4, 2014 sanction order. The sanctions were imposed due to a 15-month delay in producing photographs of an accident scene where Salvadore Maciel was injured. Noble argues the trial court abused its discretion in striking two of its defenses (contributory negligence and open and obvious character of vessel conditions) and in awarding over $50,000 in additional monetary sanctions. The court conditionally grants mandamus relief, in part, directing the trial court to vacate the portion of the order striking Noble's defenses, while denying relief regarding the monetary sanctions.
in Re Noble Drilling (Jim Thompson), LLC is a workers' compensation case decided in Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston). This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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Noble Drilling (Jim Thompson), LLC, seeks mandamus relief from the trial court’s March 4, 2014 sanction order. The sanctions were imposed due to a 15-month delay in producing photographs of an accident scene where Salvadore Maciel was injured. Noble argues the trial court abused its discretion in striking two of its defenses (contributory negligence and open and obvious character of vessel conditions) and in awarding over $50,000 in additional monetary sanctions. The court conditionally grants mandamus relief, in part, directing the trial court to vacate the portion of the order striking Noble's defenses, while denying relief regarding the monetary sanctions.
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