Kelly Paton, Petitioner v. Geico General Insurance Co., Respondent

Summary

The court held that opposing counsel’s hours and billing records are relevant to determining the reasonableness of attorney’s fees in a contested fee claim against an insurer, and that production of nonprivileged information is within the trial court’s discretion. It also held that the discovery orders did not depart from the essential requirements of law or cause irreparable harm, so the intermediate appellate court improperly exercised certiorari jurisdiction and quashed legally correct discovery orders.