Judge Imposes Discovery Sanctions on Applied Underwriters in Promissory Note Dispute

OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska federal magistrate judge has imposed sanctions on Applied Underwriters Inc. for its failure to comply with a discovery order requiring it to provide information concerning a reinsurance participation agreement and a promissory note executed by the parties.

In the Aug. 7 order, Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska also ordered AUI to fully answer Top’s Personnel Inc.’s interrogatories and produce requested documentation.

Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company Inc. (ACURA) and Top's Personnel Inc. entered into an RPA on Dec. 14, 2011, which related to …