Algarawi v. Auto Club Insurance

Appellants Norris Goudy and Auto Club Insurance Association (acia) appeal as of right. Acia challenges the trial court’s March 3, 1997, order holding it in contempt of court. Goudy, in-house counsel for acia, challenges the trial court’s March 5, 1997, order holding him in contempt of court. We reverse.

I. introduction

As so often occurs in contentious litigation, this appeal arises largely because the lawyers’ zest for legal combat overwhelmed their common sense. In the process, a relatively uncomplicated settlement process became a battleground between a stubborn insurer, acia, and the…