Legal Opinion
St. Paul Reinsurance Co. v. Commercial Financial Corp.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided December 19, 2000No. C00-4080PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION’S MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY RESPONSES AND FOR AN AWARD OF SANCTIONS
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. LEGAL ANALYSIS .......................................................624 A "Firstr-P arty” Bad Faith Claims Under Iowa Law.........................624 B. Privilege Issues.........1..............................................626 1. Arguments of the parties...............................’..............626 2. Applicable law and burden of proof..............'.....................627 S.…
2Cases cited68 opinions
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