Hansom-Pitt v. Hughes

By Judge Craig D. Johnston

I took under advisement the Motion to Compel as it relates to the request that Plaintiff produce a transcript or tape of an interview with a representative of her insurance carrier which apparently took place not long after the accident. I will deny the Motion to Compel the production requested.

I reach this decision because I find the rationale of Veney v. Duke, 69 Va. Cir. 209 (2005), persuasive. Rule 4:1(b)(3) encompasses within the “work product” protection not only materials gathered by or for counsel in anticipation of litigation, but materials gathered by or…