{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-honorable-joan-l-moriarty-circuit-judge-twentysecond-circuit-court-of-saint-louis-missouri","displayName":"The Honorable Joan L. Moriarty, Circuit Judge, Twenty-Second Circuit Court of Saint Louis, Missouri","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109351:2021-08-31","opinionId":"450dc1aa-b506-517c-80ee-9d91c7f54987","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-kilroy-was-here-llc-et-al-relators-v-the-honorab-109351","caseName":"State of Missouri ex rel. Kilroy Was Here, LLC, et al., Relators, vs. The Honorable Joan L. Moriarty, Circuit Judge, Twenty-Second Circuit Court of Saint Louis, Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED109351","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-08-31","year":2021,"display_summary":"Relators, including Kilroy Was Here, LLC, sought a writ of mandamus after the trial court quashed their subpoena duces tecum to attorney Keith Phoenix's firm, SPvG. SPvG had advised Starr Indemnity and Liability Company regarding a potential bad faith refusal to settle claim against Kilroy. The appellate court found the trial court erred in concluding the attorney-client privilege applied to all documents, as Phoenix's actions sometimes exceeded the scope of his representation of Starr, acting as de facto co-counsel for Kilroy or a claims adjuster. The court made its preliminary order in mandamus permanent, directing the trial court to set aside its order and conduct an in camera review to determine discoverability.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","insurance","evidence","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=180413","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-kilroy-was-here-llc-et-al-relators-v-the-honorab-109351","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: insurance","topic: insurance"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"respondent"}]}