Judge Deems Some Documents Privileged In Coverage Row Over Bridge Defects

Mealey's (February 22, 2022, 7:57 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Partly granting a motion to compel, a District of Columbia federal judge on Feb. 14 ruled that while many of the documents sought by a construction firm in an insurance coverage dispute constituted legal advice subject to attorney-client privilege, some documents withheld by the defendant insurer were nonprivileged facts or had been subject to a waiver of any privilege due to being shared with parties not connected with the coverage decision....