Amicus Library

In its amicus brief, United Policyholders contends that the trial court acted within its broad discretion in issuing a limited discovery sharing provision, permitting plaintiff’s counsel to use discovered materials in similarly situated bad faith cases. UP argues that such provisions promote fairness, prevent insurer gamesmanship, and further the purposes of Ala. R. Civ. P. 1 by reducing duplicative litigation and counterbalancing the resource disparity between policyholders and large insurers.