Pollock v. Superior Court

Opinion

VOGEL (MIRAM A.), J .

In Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (1982) 31 Cal.3d 785 [183 Cal.Rptr. 810, 647 P.2d 86], our Supreme Court held that, in an action alleging an insurer’s bad faith refusal to pay benefits under an accident policy, the plaintiff was entitled to discover the names and addresses of other claimants whose accident claims had been adjusted by the person who had adjusted the plaintiffs claim. In the case now before us, the trial court held that, in an action alleging an insurer’s bad faith termination of benefits under a disability policy, the…