DISCOVERY: Vehicle rental company compelled to produce thoroughly educated & prepared 30(b)(6) designees to address topics listed in wrongful death Plaintiffs’ notices (all topics, not just topics specifically identified in Order, to avoid further pettifogging and taking a mile when given an inch), failure to provide knowledgeable designees shall be contempt of court… given Plaintiffs’ failure to specifically request what they now seek and that the materials were ultimately disclosed, sanctions under 37(c) are not appropriate, any other result would value the discovery motion more than the discovery… Molloy. [Read more…]
Insurance, beetle-infested log home
INSURANCE: Policy correctly held not applicable to construction of beetle-infested log home… Christensen affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Insurance, log home beetle infestation
INSURANCE: Disputed facts as to whether log home builder knew of industry practice of treating logs with insecticide and chose not to treat them and whether beetle infestation could have been expected preclude summary judgment for insurer on coverage. . . also remanded as to whether any coverage was lost when homeowner and builder settled for $328,824 without insurer’s consent. . . Christensen reversed (unpublished). [Read more…]