Free Opening Brief in Support - District Court of Delaware - Delaware


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I John S Sgadaro
From: "John S Spadaro" ·[email protected]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 2:25 PM
I Subject: Eames v. Nationwide; Nationwide's responses to document requests
Mr. Cheyney:
I In Nationwide's responses to the Eames plaintif1s' document requests, Nationwide interposes a general objection
to the effect that Nationwide's characterization of PIP limits as "fulI", or its discussion of that characterization, is
relevant and discoverable only to the extent that it appears in an insurance contract. We disagree; but for present
l purposes, I'd like to determine whether the disagreement is one of substance.
Suppose, for example, that Nationwide possessed an internal memorandum or minutes from a board meeting,
and a characterization of PIP limits as "full" appeared in that document. Nationwide's objection might mean that
I notwithstanding its response to Request Nos. 1 and 2 —- that it is "currently unaware of any other documents that
legally characterize the PlP policy limits" —- Nationwide has never searched for our hypothetical document, simply
because it doesn‘t regard them as "legally characterizing" PIP limits (whatever that means). Or it might mean that
Nationwide is aware of our hypothetical document, but is neither producing nor identifying it, because it doesn't
meet Nationwide's criterion for being a "Iegal characterization".
I Before we seek relief from the Court, I ask you to clarify the matter by answering three simple questions:
1. ln responding to our document requests, has Nationwide searched all documents in its possession, custody or
control that might reasonably be expected to contain characterizations of PIP limits as ”fulI", including intemal
I memoranda, guidelines and manuals, and minutes of board meetings?
2. Conversely, has Nationwide limited its search to insurance policies?
I 3. ls Nationwide aware ot any documents in its possession, custody or control that do not consist of insurance
policies or parts of insurance policies, but do characterize PIP limits as "full"?
I In light of the compressed discovery schedule for class certitication issues, I ask for your prompt response.
Thank you. John Spadaro
I 5/27/2005