Judge Allows Subpoena Of Insurer’s Consultants In Windstorm Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (December 6, 2017, 12:20 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — Finding insufficient support for an insurer’s claim that its consultants were engaged in advance of possible insurance fraud litigation, a Washington federal judge on Dec. 5 denied the insurer’s motion to quash subpoenas served on them by the plaintiff in a coverage suit related to extreme weather events (Premier Harvest LLC, et al. v. AXIS Surplus Insurance Co., et al., No. 2:17-cv-00784, W.D. Wash., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 199910)....