Legal Opinion
Glacier General Assurance Co. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 6, 1979No. Civ. 56180PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COMPTON, J.
This proceeding in mandamus arises out of a discovery order in an action against an insurance carrier, Glacier General Assurance Company (Glacier). The underlying action is based on a claim of “bad faith” failure to settle a medical malpractice claim within the policy limits.
The trial court issued an order requiring production of the entire litigation file of the attorney who represented Glacier and the defendant-doctor in the malpractice action.
Because this case appeared to us to be one of first impression and of general importance involving highly protected privileges we…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brown v. Guarantee InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Oceanside Union School District v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Lysick v. WalcomCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- American Mutual Liability Insurance Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- Dumas v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1971
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Rockwell International Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
- Employers Insurance v. Albert D. Seeno Construction Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1988
- Reavis v. Metropolitan Property & Liability InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1987
- Wortham & Van Liew v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
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