American Family Mutual Insurance v. Grant

OPINION

DOWNIE, Judge.

¶ 1 This case presents issues of first impression regarding the proper scope of discovery into an expert witness’s purported bias. American Family Mutual Insurance Company (“Anerican Family”) seeks special action review of the superior court’s order granting real party in interest Lauren Alo’s motion to compel and denying American Family’s motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum issued to an expert witness. For the following reasons, we accept jurisdiction, grant relief, and remand for further proceedings in the superior court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Alo was…