GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Rodriguez

Geico General Insurance Company petitions for a writ of certiorari quashing a non-final order of the circuit court. The order, though providing for abatement of a bad faith claim 1 against Geico in connec tion with an automobile collision and injury claim, specified that “proper and non-privileged discovery may proceed” regarding the bad faith claim.

Because such discovery is premature in the current procedural posture of the circuit court case — coverage issues have not yet been determined — the order must be quashed. Discovery relating to the statutory bad faith claim may not be commenced…