DECEMBER 2012 BAD FAITH CASES: COURT PRECLUDES INSURED FROM INTRODUCING INADVERTANTLY DISCLOSED PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS, IRRELEVANT EXPERT TESTIMONY, AND EVIDENCE OF CARRIER’S NET WORTH, BUT PERMITS INSURED TO INTRODUCE EVIDENCE OF EXPERT BIAS (Western District)

In Smith v. Allstate Ins. Co., the court heard a carrier’s motion in limine seeking to preclude its insured from introducing four types of evidence…