Mealey's (November 13, 2020, 1:56 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal magistrate judge in New York on Nov. 12 denied a motion to quash filed by insurers that sought to prevent disclosure of communications regarding settlement negotiations between the companies and a former defendant who was employed by a clinic accused of submitting fraudulent bills, finding that the information is not privileged and can be used by the remaining defendants to examine the individual’s bias, credibility, motive and prejudice....