Dedham-Westwood Water District v. National Union Fire Insurance

Defendant, the Travelers Indemnity Company (“Travelers”), moves this Court to enter an Order compelling non-party witness, Shield Packaging Company, Inc. (“Shield”), to produce for inspection and copying: (1) two versions of an investigative report, including attachments and illustrative maps, and (2) file memoranda memorializing interviews with two Shield employees. Shield asserts that the documents at issue are not discoverable because they are subject to the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine.

For the reasons stated below, Travelers’s motion is DENIED.

BACKGROUND

The…