Judge Denies Insurer’s Motion To Compel Discovery In Suit Over Check-Kiting Scheme

Mealey's (December 5, 2018, 12:30 PM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas federal judge on Nov. 30 found that an insured’s liquidating agent did not waive its attorney-client privilege in a discovery dispute, denying the insurer’s motion to compel production of documents related to the agent’s knowledge and intent concerning its notice of rescission of a fidelity bond (Southwest Marine and General Insurance Company v. National Credit Union Administration Board, No. 17-00367, W.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203684)....