Magistrate Orders Insurer To Respond To Discovery Requests In Hurricane Irma Suit

Mealey's (September 18, 2020, 1:04 PM EDT) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A federal magistrate judge in Florida on Sept. 15 granted insureds' motion to compel compliance with discovery and for sanctions in a breach of contract lawsuit arising from Hurricane Irma damage, finding that an award of expenses to the insureds is "just and appropriate" (William Bradley Bell, et al. v. Ace Insurance Company of the Midwest, No. 20-309 M.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 164805)....