The Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri declined to recognize a mediation privilege in In re Lake Lotawana Community Improvement District, 2016 WL 7984347 (Bankr. W.D. Mo. Sept. 19, 2016), despite the fact that it conceded that other …

Mediation Statements in Federal Courts May or May Not be Privileged and Can Be Waived Read more »

Differences between federal court and state court procedure can be important for insurers that find themselves involved in “bad faith” litigation.  If a lawsuit alleging extracontractual claims is filed in federal court, or if it is removable to the federal …

Will Discovery Unlock Your Claim File? Federal or State Court Jurisdiction Could Make The Difference Read more »