Neal Philip | Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 14, 2018 As previously reported in this blog, Washington case law generally affords insureds a broad right to the discovery of claim file materials, including information that should be protected from disclosure by attorney/client privilege or the work product doctrine. Cedell v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Washington,… Continue reading Why Insurers and Their Attorneys Need to Pay Close Attention to Their Discovery Burden in Washington
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Discovery in Coverage and Bad-faith Litigation: are Courts Permitting more Invasive Discovery?
Mendes & Mount LLP | February 23, 2016 Introduction This update examines how the protections afforded to insurers by attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine have been challenged and stretched through recent cases across the United States, particularly where bad faith of an insurer is alleged. It is in the context of bad faith… Continue reading Discovery in Coverage and Bad-faith Litigation: are Courts Permitting more Invasive Discovery?
Paperwork, and more Paperwork–Discovery in the Construction Lawsuit
Melissa Dewey Brumback – November 19, 2012 As I mentioned at the start of this series, one of the reasons that I like watching Law & Order is that things happen fast, and there is always a smoking gun paper to be found by the lawyers over a night of eating cold Chinese food. Yes, well-… Continue reading Paperwork, and more Paperwork–Discovery in the Construction Lawsuit