Magistrate Grants Insurer’s Motion To Compel Discovery In 18 Flood Coverage Suits

Mealey's (April 8, 2020, 8:37 AM EDT) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — After consolidating flood coverage lawsuits against a Write-Your-Own insurer for the sole purpose of discovery, a federal magistrate judge in Louisiana on March 26 granted the insurer’s motion to compel discovery, finding that the insureds’ failure to properly participate in the noticed depositions is unacceptable and contrary to efficiently resolving their claims and recognizing that some depositions may be unable to proceed because of the national emergency caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 (Cynthia Jarrell v. Wright National Flood Insurance Company, No. 17-301, M.D. La., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57601)....