Judge Stays Discovery Pending Ruling On Insured’s Summary Judgment Motion

Mealey's (March 4, 2020, 9:00 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington on Feb. 20 granted an insured’s motion for a protective order in a declaratory judgment action brought against it by two insurance companies, holding that the insured’s motion for summary judgment based on the bad faith of the insurers, as well as their lack of standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, can be decided without additional discovery (Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, et al. v. H.D. Fowler Co., et al., No. C19-1050-JCC, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29306)....