Insurer Opposes Discovery Stay Pending Reinsurer's Bid To Dismiss Bad Faith Claim

Mealey's (August 5, 2020, 2:32 PM EDT) -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama federal court should decline to stay discovery pending resolution of a motion to dismiss bad faith claims, an insurer argues in a July 30 brief, because evidence of a reinsurer's bad faith conduct is relevant to breach of contract claims and, therefore, discoverable even if the bad faith claims are ultimately dismissed (Alabama Municipal Insurance Corporation v. Munich Reinsurance America, Inc., No. 20-300, M.D. Ala.)....