Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Bourlon

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company (“plaintiff’) appeals the trial court order denying its motion for sanctions and/or discovery and requiring the parties to maintain certain documents under seal. For the reasons discussed herein, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

The facts and procedural history pertinent to the instant appeal are as follows: On 24 September 1996, Dimitri Axarlis (“Axarlis”) filed a complaint against John M. Bourlon (“defendant”) and his wife, seeking damages for personal injuries Axarlis sustained after one of defendant’s dogs bit him in the…