Reinsurer Communication, ‘Apex Doctrine’ Discovery Disputes Decided In Coverage Row

(July 18, 2024, 8:33 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In separate orders resolving two discovery disputes in a breach of contract and bad faith suit over coverage for property damages wineries sustained during California wildfires, a California federal magistrate judge granted a motion to compel production of the insurer’s communications with reinsurers regarding the claims and denied an “apex doctrine” request to bar one of insurer’s employees from deposition....