Western Horizons Living Centers v. Feland

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Western Horizons Living Centers petitioned this Court for a supervisory writ directing the district court to reverse an order compelling Western Horizons to answer discovery requests by Dakota Travel Nurse, Inc., for information involving a nursing home resident’s prior lawsuit against Western Horizons. Western Horizons argues that its insurer’s claims file in the prior lawsuit is protected by the lawyer-client privilege and that settlement negotiations and related documents from the prior lawsuit are not subject to discovery in this action. We conclude this…