Legal Opinion

Harper v. Auto-Owners Insurance

District Court, S.D. Indiana

Decided August 13, 1991No. IP 88-1181-CPublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENNARD P. FOSTER, United States Magistrate Judge.

ENTRY AND ORDER

The plaintiff, Harry Harper, moves to compel the production of various documents his insurer, Auto-Owners Insurance Company (“Auto-Owners”), defendant in this action, generated in relation to the plaintiff’s claim for a fire loss which destroyed his business. Auto-Owners opposes the motion claiming that the documents are privileged. The documents were reviewed in camera and the parties’ positions fully briefed and orally argued. For the reasons given below, the plaintiff’s motion is granted in part and denied in part.

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. Coastal States Gas Corporation v. Department of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  4. United States v. United Shoe MacHinery CorporationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1950
  5. Diversified Industries, Inc. v. The Honorable James H. Meredith, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by97 opinions

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  2. Golden Trade v. Lee Apparel Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
  3. Allendate Mutual Insurance v. Bull Data Sys., Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
  4. Allendale Mutual Insurance v. Bull Data Systems, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
  5. SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2005

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