Homeowners Sanctioned For Not Producing Recording In Fire Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (August 6, 2019, 9:40 AM EDT) -- EASTERN HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The failure of the plaintiffs in a house fire coverage lawsuit to timely produce the recording of a conversation with their insurance adjuster merited monetary and preclusive discovery sanctions, a Mississippi federal magistrate judge ruled Aug. 1, stopping short of the dismissal sanctions sought by the defendant insurer (Lynda B. Jarrell, et al. v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co., No. 2:18-cv-00183, S.D. Miss., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128576)....