Windham v. Alan Mortgage Corp.

BOLIN, Justice.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Pickens Circuit Court to vacate its order 1) denying Nationwide’s motion for a protective order and 2) ordering Nationwide to produce specified documents. We grant the petition in part and deny in part.

Facts and Procedural Background

In March 2004, Jureda Windham and Derek Duffy and Laurie Duffy filed separate actions against Alan Mortgage Corporation, Jerry C. Wedgeworth, and Rodney Holmes.1 After retaining counsel to protect its interests, Alan Mortgage notified its insurance carrier,…