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You are here: Home / Arbitration / Court Decisions / Discovery / REINSURANCE-RELATED DISCOVERY DENIED IN CONNECTION WITH CHOICE OF LAW ISSUES

REINSURANCE-RELATED DISCOVERY DENIED IN CONNECTION WITH CHOICE OF LAW ISSUES

July 10, 2013 by Carlton Fields

An insurer denied coverage to a corporate insured for losses sustained at one of its Indiana processing plants under the pollution exclusion, arguing that Michigan law should apply and that Michigan law recognizes such exclusions. The corporation argued instead that Indiana law applied and, thus, the exclusion could not be enforced. After both parties moved for summary judgment on the choice of law issue, the corporation sent discovery requests related to reinsurance and premium calculation information, which the magistrate judge determined were irrelevant to the choice of law issue. In addition, the magistrate judge stated that it was inconsistent for the corporation to claim it needed additional discovery to brief the choice of law issue after they had already moved for summary judgment. The district judge affirmed, holding it was only relevant for the choice of law issue where the insurance premiums were paid, not the rationale for calculating premiums. Visteon Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co., Case No. 1:11-cv-200 (USDC S.D. Ind. June 17, 2013).

This post written by Brian Perryman.

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