Legal Opinion
Loftis v. Amica Mutual Insurance
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided June 19, 1997No. 3:95 CV 1662(AHN)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON THE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL
MARTINEZ, United States Magistrate Judge.
This is a bad faith action against an insurer for failing to settle an insurance claim. Presently pending before the court is a discovery dispute in which the court is called upon to decide whether the defendant must produce documents containing the confidential advice and work product of its attorney.1 After oral arguments, supplemental briefs and an in camera review of the documents at issue, the plaintiff’s motion to compel (doe. # 26) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
Factual Background
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