Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 25, 1999No. SC 16006PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BERDON, J.
This is an interlocutory appeal by the plaintiff, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, from the discovery order of the trial court requiring the plaintiff to disclose certain documents in an insurance coverage dispute between the plaintiff and the defendants,1 the plaintiffs second level excess general liability insurers. The two dispositive issues on appeal are: (1) whether this court has jurisdiction over this appeal; and, if it does, (2) whether these documents, which consist of written communications between the plaintiff and its attorneys regarding settlements of more…
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