Leucadia, Inc. v. Reliance Insurance

OPINION AND ORDER

LEVAL, District Judge.

This is a motion for a protective order under Rule 26(c), Fed.R.Civ.P. Plaintiff Leucadia, Inc. seeks to hold in confidence documents generated in the course of its investigations into its own transactions. The grounds asserted are attorney-client privilege, work product privilege and irrelevance.

The complaint seeks recovery on fidelity bonds issued by defendant Reliance Insurance Company. Leucadia claims to have suffered covered losses resulting from dishonesty and fraud on the part of third-party defendant Helmke, its former employee.

I

The factual…