West American Insurance Co. v. Neva Products, Inc.

Opinion

We grant the petition for writ of certio-rari and quash the order compelling petitioner to produce those portions of its claim file and related records that are dated prior to the filing of this suit. Our decision is controlled by Florida Cypress Gardens, Inc. v. Murphy, 471 So.2d 203 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985), in which this court held that the contents of an insurer’s accident investigation file constituted work product even though it was prepared prior to the filing of the lawsuit. Accord Seaboard Air Line Railroad v. Timmons, 61 So.2d 426 (Fla. 1952); Walt Disney World Co. v. Cotto, 462…