Magistrate Reverses Discovery Order In Directors, Officers Liability Coverage Suit

Mealey's (January 5, 2021, 1:04 PM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey federal magistrate judge on Dec. 30 reversed a special master’s denial of insureds’ request for discovery related to procedures that "explain and demonstrate the information” that directors and officers liability insurers “themselves treat as material in assessing risk thresholds, setting the premium pricing, and issuing the policies” and remanded the proportionality issue and other considerations as to the scope of the discovery to the special master....