Gillard v. AIG Insurance

*69 OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

In this appeal, we consider whether, and to what degree, the attorney-client privilege attaches to attorney-to-client communications.

This litigation entails a claim of bad faith arising out of insurance companies’ handling of Appellee’s uninsured motorist claim. During discovery, Appellee sought production of all documents from the file of the law firm representing the insurers in the underlying litigation (who are the appellants here). Appellants withheld and redacted documents created by counsel, asserting the attorney-client privilege.

In response, Appellee sought to…