Joint Defense Agreement Deemed Not Discoverable In Insurance Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (September 12, 2018, 12:16 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — A joint defense agreement (JDA) between three defendants in an insurance coverage lawsuit is not relevant to their bad faith counterclaim and contains only boilerplate language, a Michigan federal magistrate ruled Sept. 6, denying the insurer’s motion to compel the agreement (Wausau Underwriters Insurance Co. v. Reliable Transportation Specialists Inc., et al., No. 2:15-cv-12954, E.D. Mich., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151745)....