Judge OKs Depositions Of Counsel As Investigators In Rocket Engine Coverage Row

Mealey's (January 12, 2022, 7:31 AM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The plaintiff in an insurance coverage dispute over damages from rocket engine failures may conduct depositions of two attorneys who served as its insurer’s investigators of the coverage claim, a California federal judge ruled Jan. 4, finding that such limited discovery into the plaintiff’s bad faith claim would not violate the attorney-client privilege because it was not related to the attorneys’ role as defense counsel....