Monsanto Company v. Cornelius Kilgore and Labommie Kilgore

Summary

The court denied Monsanto’s petition for extraordinary writs challenging an order permitting the deposition of a foreign executive in a products-liability action. It held that Monsanto’s objections concerned the interpretation and application of discovery rules, the Hague Convention, and protective-order principles, rather than a jurisdictional defect or the type of error reviewable by certiorari. The court also held that prohibition and mandamus were unavailable because the circuit court had jurisdiction over discovery and Monsanto sought to control its discretionary ruling.