Reuter v. Lancet Indemnity Risk Retention Group, Inc. et al, No. 9:2016cv80581 - Document 53 (S.D. Fla. 2017)
Court Description: ORDER denying 43 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Production of Documents in Response to Supplemental Request to Produce to Defendant, Physicians Casualty Risk Retention Group. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 1/27/2017. (kza)
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Fis, antf a s t t t prora s e ntla lt polc ver i a er lva t r t Pl i if s ers hat he i nd ubs que ibiiy iy sons r ee nt o te itr rtto o t s b e tp lc ln u g ,p riu al wih r g r t te d fni o o h nep eain f he u j c o iy a g a e a t lry t e ad o h ei t n f c i d li 'i t polc a t lng k am' n he iy nd he a uageoft s ii e l i i t polc ( 43,p.31 c he pecfc xcusons n he iy. DE . Acc di t Pl i if Def nts c por e r pr enttve,J or ng o antf, enda ' or at e es a i ody Sc hn,i r s i e f hwa s e ponsbl or dr fi and r vii Def nts polcis a s t sii d a he de ii t t t e ha a tng e sng enda ' i e , nd he e tfe t r poston ha her ve be n r vi i m a t cl r f defnii ore l i i pr ora s e e e s ons de o a iy i tons xc us ons n i nd ubs quentpolci s f i e . J. 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DE . ai if a l ge t t M r Ba l ntne w a a tng as D e e nts e pl le s ha . le i s ci f nda ' m oyee a i hous c nd ne ouns l not a e, s ltga i c ii ton ouns l a t tm e t e c m uni tons occ r e , t he i hes om ca i ur ed. Pl i if a g s t t a nt f r ue ha De e nti at mptng t us t at ne clen prvie a a s d and a s el bec us i f nda s te i o e he tor y- i t i lge s wor hi d a e t a g t t is dec son t de c r ge a r ci t polc wa pr rbutalo wa s t r ues ha t ii o ny ove a nd es nd he iy s ope s nt o prventdic y i ot co e sover nt he mmuniai s rundi t s decsons g 43,pp. 61 c tons uro ng he e ii . DE 5- . Dee da tfldisRepo s g 4 )a s rigt tis o l no b c mpeldt p o uc fn n ie t s n e DE 8 se t ha t h u d t e o le o r d e n a y oft e d c me t a is e ( 48 p.2 . Fis,Dee a tcamst a Plitf i n t n h o u n s t su . 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( 48,p.41 Defnda a g st ti i si t oe td he tor y- int i l DE . e nt r ue ha t nve tgaed Pl i ifsc am a is isi taldeni l t rbe o ei e rc ac e M r Bal ntne,who i antf' l i nd s ued t nii al ete f r t ve ont t d . le i s o tie c u s la d n ti- o s c u s l g 48 p.5 . Dee d n c ne st ti i n t usd o n e n o n h u e o n e. DE , 1 f n a t o tnd ha t s o usng t at e clentprvie a a s d a as el bec us M r Bale i i notgoi t i he tom y- i i lge s wor nd hi d a e . l ntne s ng o be c le a a w ine s and t Co tw il be dec di t c r ge i s a a m a t r of l w . a ld s t s he ur l i ng he ove a s ues s te a ( 48,p.61 DE . 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The t s f rpl i if a de enda s c lt r ac is e t o antfs' nd f nt ' ouns lalke i whe he e i s t r t y w il a fr a i l s r h out c he l f i m tve y ea c ooper tve s utons c r a c tef e tve a i ol i , ha t os - f c i co s of ltg ton,and a sz e s e r ponsbiiy wih opposng co elt ur e ii a i s lm har d es i lt t i uns o a he ej s r s ls c iv u t e ut. Ye - Re ta p.11 ar End por t . Thus t sCo tmus fr tde e mi whe he t s c fc dico r s hti r l va t , hi ur t is t r ne t r he pe ii s ve y oug s e e nt o Pl i ifsc am orDef nda ' de ens and whe he i i pr tonae t t ne oft c s antf l i e nts f e t r t s opori t o he eds he a e. 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W hie s l uch c s l i r l va t ge a a e aw s e e nt o ner l c r tprnci es t i s i t pr s tca e i t i e r t ton ofa i ur nc c r c . ontac i pl , he s ue n he e en s s he nt p e a i n ns a e ont a t The Co t fnds t t t a l i a i d by J ur i ha he nayss pple udge Si ont n i Di m o n amond St e i at s a i a e t t s cii f c soft i t tca ea a iswih e pplc bl o he pe fc a t he nsan s nd pple t qualf cet dic r oft or o s ove y he pror and s eque la lt polces The pror a s e nt labiiy polci , a i ubs nt ibiiy ii . i nd ubs que i lt i es nd Def nda ' i e pr t ton oft e pror a s e e nts nt r e a i hos i nd ubs quen polc ,a e ir e t ies r relvantt t Cour' o he ts deenni i ofwhe he Pli tf s s ii polcy atis i t s c e i a guous I t t naton t r a n if pecfc i s ue n hi as s mbi . f he Cour fndst tPli ifs s cii polc wa a bi uoust n any a bi uiy wil unde Fl i t i ha antf pe fc i y s m g he m g t l, r orda lw,ber ol d i f vorofPli if t i ur a es ve n a a ntf, he ns ed. The e i no nee f t Cour t l a pror r s d or he t o ook t i or s eq t ve sons of Def nts polcis t de e m i whet Pli ifs polc i ubs uen r i enda ' i e o t r ne her a ntf' iy s a bi m guous . Furhe ,t Cour fnds t pr ton oft pror a s e ntpolces woul be t r he ti hat oduc i he i nd ubs que ii d dipr tonae under Fedea Rul of Ci lPr edur 26( ( ) The a s opori t rl e vi oc e b)1 . mountof tme a i nd e xpens t woul go i o dic r of $ 1 veri of t cl ms labiiy polcy us by e hat d nt s ove y f 1 sons a he ai i lt i ed g fn a t p iro s b e u n t te p iy ta wa is e t ( anit o M a 1 ,2 4' Dee d n ) ro r u s q e t o h ol h t s su d o Plitfl n y 8 01 ' c woul be dipr tona e t t nee of t ca e. Suc a r ques c d r t ' c l s d s opori t o he ds he s h e t oul e ul ounte s n ver i of Def nda ' pr or a s eque la lt polc es w ihout any r r t whe he s ons e nt s i nd ubs nt i biiy i i t ega d o t r t e polc e r a e t Pl i if s polcy. 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Furher M r Ba lntner pr s nt t , . le i e e e ed t t he w as no i ved i t i ta dec son t de c ha t nvol n he nii l i i o ny over e t Pl i if a onl go ag o a ntf , nd y t i ve i t c e a t t i ta c r deni de son was made and a t poi twhe nvol d n he as fer he nii l ove age al cii t he n n De e n a ii ed ltga i f nda t ntcpat ii ton. I i cea t tDef nda s ntisi tallte t Pl ntf de ng cove age on Augus 1 t s l r ha e nt e t nii et r o ai if nyi r t , 2 4. g 482 p.4 . Th c mmu iai n o Dee d n ' p i lg l g b t e M s 01 DE - , 1 e o nc to s n fn a ts rvi e o ewe n . e Sc n a M r Bale i ar a 1da e a t r t Aug t 1 201 i taldeni l of Pl i tf hw hn nd . l ntne e 1 t d f e he us , 4 nii a a n ifs c r ove age. Se DE 48- p.1 Thus i i cea t M r Ba lntne ha no i ve nt i e 2, 4. , t s l r hat . le i d nvol me n D e e nt s i ta deni l of Pl i if s c a m . Once a i ur r de e a co r ge c ai ,t f nda ' nii l a a ntf li n ns e ni s ve a l m he doc en s m a be prvie i t r i a i i ton of ltga i um t y i l ged f he e s ntc pa i ii ton. M ii z o v St e Far I . lna z . at m ns l i es e he i Co.247F. D. ,697( D. a.2007) A sM r.Balentnerepr ent d att hearng,asan , R. 691 S. Fl . ofi r of t c t Def nda c a t d hi afe i deni c r ge t Pl ntf be us i tce he our , e nt ont c e m t r t ed ove a o ai if ca e t a i pa e t tltgai ma f l ntci t d ha ii ton y olow. The Cour fndst tM r Bal ntne wa no r t i as t ha . le i s t e aned outi c sde ouns l i t s ca e untl s h tm e a Def nda r as bl a i i t ltga i e n hi s i uc i s e nt e ona y ntcpaed ii ton. Ther f e,t c e or he omm uni tons be wee Def ndants r pr s nt tve a M r Bal ntne a e ca i t n e ' e e e a i nd . le i r cl a l prvie d. Se Fl Stt j95. 2. e r y i l ge e a. a. 50 2 Pl ntf s c ai i f ouns l uli a e y c e e tm t l onc ded a t hea i t t t s c m uni a i ar t he rng ha he e om c tons e at ey- i prvie tom clent i lged; howeve , Pli if as e td t t at r a ntf s re ha , lhough t s docl s a e he e lment r prvieg De e i l ed, f ndan i usng t m a as d a a s e d a t prvie s d no a t h t t s i he s wor nd hil nd he i l ge houl t tac o t e Ge e al ap rywave teat me -le tp i lg i t pa t çne t t eveyis e h m. n r l y, a t i s h to y cin rvi e f he ry s jcs h r su e i w hi r quie t s i ony fom hi a t ney.' Bar t v H omel ch e r s e tm r s tor ' ata . and H ou ewar s LLC, 2 s e, 42 F. D.641 6 ( D. a zoo7t ttonso te . Howe ,i t i tntc e,Dee ti R. , 43 S. Fl. lciai mitd) ver n he nsa as fndan s n t atmp ig t us te atr e -le t p i lg t p eu ie Plitf s c s whi o te tn o e h to n y cin rvi e o rj d c anif a e l e e sm ula ous y di cl i s e s l c e co m uni a i f s l - er ng pur es See J i t ne l s os ng om e e t d m c tons or e f s vi pos . J T Co r rj csPlitf s r a d s il a g me ta i i smp yno a p ia l t he u t ee t an ifs wo d n h ed r u n s t s i l t p lc be o t f t oft sc e. The Cour a s fndst ta yi t s d a s el doc rne i t s he acs hi as t lo i ha ppl ng he wor nd hi d ti n hi c s w oul e s taly e s r t t a t ey- le pr viege, one of t m os s r a t ae d s en i l vi ce a e he tom c i nt i l he t ac os nc prnc pl s of t l .3 De e i i e he aw f ndan ha e tbls d t tM r Bale i ,a outi c t s sa ihe ha . lntne s sde ouns l onl e, y be ame i ve i t ca e a t De enda de e c r ge t Pl ntf and once Def nda c nvol d n he s fer f nt nid ove a o ai if e nt a i i t d ltga i ntcpa e ii ton. Furhe ,M r Bal ntne i not a wine s i t s c e and wil no be t r . le i s t s n hi as l t t tf ng. The e or , t co m uni a i es iyi r f e he m c tons bet e n D e e w e f ndants r e e a i and M r ' epr s nt tve . 2v t unde Fl i lw , a ato ne sclen i pennit 4or u et dicl e,a t prventan ot rpe s fom r orda a n tr y' i t s ted t ef s o s os nd o e y he ron ' r dicl i t c e sofc i ntalcomm uniato whens ot rpes lar d oft c m unia i s osng, he ontnt ontde i c ins uch he ron e ne he om c tons be us t ywer ma i t rndii oflgals rvc t t clent'' M a a v.Gei Cas t Co,289 ca e he e de n he e ton e e ies o he i .' harj co ual . y F. D. 6 , 6 ( D. a 2 3 (iigFa Sa. 9 .0 . R. 6 6 6 9 S. Fl. 01 ) ctn l. tt j 55 2) 3Se U j h Co v US, 49U. 38 3 8(981; e as Ma a a, 9F. D. t 6 C-h c nfd nilt o e p o n . . .4 S. 3, 8 1 )s e lo h rj 28 R. a 6 9 t-e o ie tai f l y at ne cintprvie communi tons;sa it r ttadii l de d worhy ofma mum lgal tor y-le i lged cai i n n ees r tonaly eme t xi e poe t n.'ctn Stt Fa m Fl.n . . . i 6 So3 2 , 7( aDitCtAp . 01 )) rtci ' (i g ae r a Is Co v Pug, 2 .d 3 2 Fl. s. . p 2 1). o ' i 8 Ba lntne a e a t ney- le prvie d c le i r tor c int i lge omm uni a i a t r i no s d a s el c tons nd he e s wor nd hi d w ai r ve . 11 1. CO N C LU SI N O As sa e i ope c t a as f t add e s d i t s wrte Or r i i he e tt d n n our, nd urher r s e n hi it n de , t s r by O RDERED t t Pl i ifs M oton t Compel Pr ha antf i o oduci of Doc e s i Res e t ton um nt n pons o Suppl ntlRe tt Pr et Dee nt Physca Cas lyRik Ree i Gr up g eme a ques o oduc o fnda , iins uat s tnton o DE 4 )i DENI 3 s ED. DONE and ORDERED i Cha n mber a W es Pal Be c Pam Bea h Count Fl i , s t t m a h, l c y, orda anuay t s 2 C d y ofJ r , 201 hi a 7. 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