Fireman’s Fund Urges N.Y. Court to Allow Testimony of Former Employee in Reinsurance Case

UTICA, N.Y. — Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has opposed Utica Mutual Insurance Co.’s efforts to bar the testimony of Garrett Redmond in a reinsurance dispute, arguing that the New York federal court has already rejected Utica’s argument that he lacks personal knowledge of the reinsurance certificates at issue.

In a Sept. 13 opposition filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, FFIC further argued that Redmond’s testimony meets the requirements of Federal Rules of Procedure 701, 702, 703 and 705 and is thus admissible.

In its Sept. 1 motion filed in the U.S. District Court …