State Ex Rel. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Bedell

WORKMAN, Justice:

Petitioner State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the Circuit Court of Harrison County, West Virginia, from enforcing a protective order issued on February 11, 2010. State Farm contends that complying with that protective order would cause it to violate a legislative rule promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner of West Virginia. Having fully considered the briefs submitted by the parties, 1 the record on appeal and the parties’ oral arguments, the Court grants the writ of prohibition as requested.

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