State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Bedell

Issue: (1) Whether the protective order’s prior restraints on speech and document destruction requirements survive First Amendment scrutiny under Seattle Times Co. v. Rhinehart, 467 U.S. 20 (1984), and Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc., 131 S. Ct. 2653 (2011); and (2) whether the protective order violates the Full Faith and Credit Clause and the Due Process Clause when the order conflicts with multiple state and federal laws and regulations regarding document retention and reporting duties.

Briefs and Documents

Certiorari-stage documents

• Opinion below (W. Va. S. Ct.)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition
• Amicus brief of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
• Amicus brief of National Insurance Crime Bureau (forthcoming)
• Amicus brief of American Tort Reform Association
• Amicus brief of Michael D. Riley, West Virginia Insurance Commissioner (forthcoming)
• Amicus brief of National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (forthcoming)
• Amicus brief of West Virginia Mutual Insurance Company
• Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation
• Petitioner's reply