Regions Bank v. Allen

Petitioner, Regions Bank [“Bank”], as successor in interest to AmSouth Bank, seeks certiorari review of an order of the trial court compelling it to produce certain documents, which Bank claims are privileged. Because the order is inadequate to prevent the disclosure of privileged documents, we grant the writ.

An action was brought against Bank, Ameriprise Financial Services, Christopher Coulther, who is an Ameriprise financial adviser, and Thomas Romanac, who is an Ameriprise employee, by ninety-nine plaintiffs. Each of the plaintiffs is an investor who was persuaded by Coulther to invest in…