Markel American Insurance Co. v. Baker

Petitioner, Markel American Insurance Company (“Markel”), seeks certiorari review of an amended discovery order denying its motion for protective order to prevent the depositions of its lead counsel and company representative. The trial court concluded that Markel, by filing suit to reform a contract between the parties, waived protected attorney-client communications and work-product privileges, and that Markel’s counsel also waived these privileges by voluntarily disclosing privileged information at a hearing addressing the interpretation of the contract. Concluding that the trial court…