N.Y. Judge Denies Parties’ Document Requests in Asbestos Reinsurance Coverage Dispute

ALBANY, N.Y. — In a dispute over reinsurance coverage for an underlying settlement of asbestos claims, a New York federal magistrate judge has denied both parties’ motions for production of documents, ruling that the discovery requests are not relevant to the parties’ obligations at issue in this case and are unduly burdensome.

On Jan. 20, Magistrate Judge Therese W. Dancks of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York denied Utica Mutual Insurance Co.’s request for unrelated reinsurance contracts and other documents from Clearwater Insurance Co. The judge also denied Clearwater’s request for documents relating to …