Hicks v. Somers

SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

We granted certiorari in order to consider whether the trial court’s denial of relator’s motion to compel production of documents was valid.

Relator is the plaintiff in a personal injury suit. Respondent is his uninsured motorist (UM) carrier. Plaintiff seeks to recover penalties and attorney fees for respondent’s arbitrary and unreasonable refusal to pay his claim. He sought a blanket inspection of the files maintained by respondent’s attorneys and claims person*1138nel. The trial court conducted an in camera inspection of the files and denied relator’s motion on the ground…