In Re Geico Casualty Co.

LYONS, Justice.

Geico Casualty Company (“Geico”), one of the defendants in an action arising out of a vehicular accident, has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that this Court direct the trial court to vacate its order granting the plaintiffs motion to set aside a previous order that granted Geico’s motion to “opt out” of these proceedings. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

I. Factual Background and Procedural History

On December 24, 2007, a vehicle driven by Aundrea Pritchett was involved in an accident with a vehicle driven by Clifford Paparella. On August 29, 2008,…