Third-Party Claimant Is Entitled To Depose Insurer’s Attorney In Bad Faith Suit

(June 13, 2024, 8:32 AM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida federal magistrate judge determined that a third-party claimant who alleges that an auto insurer acted in bad faith by failing to settle a claim against its insured is entitled to depose an attorney from the firm that represents the insurer because the financial relationship between the insurer and the law firm is relevant based on the insurer’s advice-of-counsel defense....