Insurer’s Mandamus Petition Conditionally Granted In Part In Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (June 8, 2020, 10:20 AM EDT) -- DALLAS — A Texas trial court erred in denying an insurer’s request to quash its insured’s request to compel discovery regarding his uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage in a breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit because such a request is not relevant to the claims to be decided in the action, a Texas appellate panel ruled May 19 (In re GEICO County Mutual Insurance Co., No. 05-20-00259-CV, Texas App., 5th Dist., 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 3991)....