STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT of the State of Arizona, In and For the COUNTY OF MARICOPA, the Honorable Armando de Leon, a judge thereof, Respondent Judge, Denise MIEL, Real Party in Interest, 167 Ariz. 135

Summary

The driver and the insured were involved in a automobile accident. The insurer's adjuster failed to refer the settlement demand to her supervisor within the time requested by the driver. The insured and the driver settled the driver's negligence action, and the insured assigned all his potential claims to the driver. The driver filed a second action against the insurer alleging that it acted negligently, intentionally, in bad faith, and breached the contract of insurance. In his interrogatories, the driver sought information regarding lawsuits nationwide involving the insurer. When the insurer did not file a satisfactory response, the driver filed a motion to compel. The insurer reiterated its objections of irrelevancy, overly burdensome, and privilege. The superior court granted the driver's motion with a minor limitation. The insurer petitioned for a special action and argued that the superior court abused its discretion. The court granted the insurer's request for relief and vacated...