Alabama Majority: Court Erred In Denying Insurer’s Motion For Protective Order

(April 9, 2019, 1:21 PM EDT) -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. —A majority of the Alabama Supreme Court on April 5 held that a lower court exceeded its discretion when it disregarded the attorney-client privilege in a discovery dispute, vacating the lower court’s orders that denied an errors and omissions insurer’s motion for a protective order and directed the insurer to produce the materials for in camera inspection or discovery (Ex parte Alfa Insurance Corporation, et al., No. 1170804, Ala. Sup., 2019 Ala. LEXIS 30)....