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RHONE-POULENC RORER INC. v. HOME INDEM. CO.

Nos. 93-1962, 93-1975.

32 F.3d 851 (1994)

RHONE-POULENC RORER INC. and Armour Pharmaceutical Company, Petitioners, v. The HOME INDEMNITY COMPANY, a New Hampshire corporation, v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY INSURANCE; AIU Insurance Company; American Centennial Insurance Company; Birmingham Fire Insurance Company; First State Insurance Company; Granite State Insurance Company; Hartford Insurance Company; INSCO, Limited; Insurance Company of Pennsylvania; Lexington Insurance Company; Manhattan Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Motor Vehicle Casualty Company; Old Republic Insurance Company; Pantry Pride Inc.; Promethean Insurance, Ltd.; Prudential Reinsurance Company; Puritan Insurance Company; Revlon Inc.; Twin City Insurance Company; London Market Co.; John Barrington Hume, as Representative of Underwriters at Lloyds; Insurance Company of North America; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; All City Insurance Company; Employer's Mutual Casualty; Gibralter Casualty Company; Landmark Insurance Company; New England Insurance Company; Royal Insurance Company; Republic Insurance Company; International Insurance Company; Pacific Insurance Company, Ltd.; Atlanta International Insurance Company; Century Indemnity Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Transport Insurance Company; Midland Insurance Company; Integrity Insurance Company; Union Indemnity Insurance; Transit Casualty Company; City Insurance Company; Drake Insurance Company; Excess Insurance Company; Home Insurance Company; Pacific Employer's Insurance Company; Royal Indemnity Company; Zurich International Insurance Company; Henrijean; Illinois National Insurance Company; North Star Reinsurance Company; and National Casualty Insurance Company, Respondents, and The Honorable James McGirr Kelly, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Nominal Respondent, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Reed Smith Shaw & McClay; Shanley & Fisher, P.C.; Hughes Hubbard & Reed; Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom; and Coopers & Lybrand, Intervenors in support of Petitioners. RHONE-POULENC RORER INC. and Armour Pharmaceutical Company, Appellants, v. The HOME INDEMNITY COMPANY, a New Hampshire corporation, v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY INSURANCE; AIU Insurance Company; American Centennial Insurance Company; Birmingham Fire Insurance Company; Transportation Insurance Company; First State Insurance Company; Granite State Insurance Company; Hartford Insurance Company; Illinois National Insurance Co.; INSCO, Ltd.; Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania; Lexington Insurance Company; Manhattan Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Motor Vehicle Casualty Company; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA; New England Reinsurance Company; New Hampshire Insurance Company; Old Republic Insurance Company; Pacific Employers Insurance Company; Pantry Pride, Inc.; Promethean Insurance, Ltd.; Prudential Reinsurance Company; Puritan Insurance Company; Revlon, Inc.; Twin City Insurance Company; The London Market Companies; and John Barrington Hume, a Representative of Underwriters at Lloyds of London; and REVLON, INC.; v. CITY INSURANCE COMPANY; Drake Insurance Company; Excess Insurance Company; Henrijean; The Home Insurance Company; Pacific Employer's Insurance Company; Royal Indemnity Company; Zurich International Insurance Company; Insurance Company of North America; National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh, PA; All City Insurance Company; Employers Mutual Casualty Company; Gibralter Casualty Company; Landmark Insurance Company; New England Insurance Company; Royal Insurance Company; Republic Insurance Company; International Insurance Company; Pacific Insurance Company, Ltd.; Atlanta International Insurance Co.; Century Indemnity Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Transportation Insurance Company; Midland Insurance Company; Pacific Insurance Company, Ltd.; Atlanta Insurance Company Ltd.; Century Indemnity Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Midland Insurance Company; Integrity Insurance Company; Union Indemnity Insurance Company; Transit Casualty Company; Royal Insurance Company; Royal Indemnity Company; New England Insurance Company; Insurance Company of North America; North Star Reinsurance Company; and National Casualty Insurance Company, Appellees, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Reed Smith Shaw & McClay; Shanley & Fisher, P.C.; Hughes Hubbard & Reed; Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom; and Coopers & Lybrand, Intervenors-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Mathes (Argued), William R. Herman, Hoyle, Morris & Kerr, Philadelphia, PA, for appellants/petitioners Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc. and Armour Pharmaceutical Co.

Jeffrey B. Albert, Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel, James W. Christie, Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen and Young, Philadelphia, PA, Roy L. Reardon, James P. Barrett, Robert F. Cusumano (Argued), David J. Woll, Kevin G. Lauri, Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett, New York City, for appellee/respondent The Home Indem. Co.

H. Marc Tepper, Margolis, Edelstein & Scherlis, Philadelphia, PA, for appellees/respondents AIU Ins. Co., Birmingham Fire Ins., Granite State Ins. Co., Illinois Nat. Ins. Co., Lexington Ins. Co., Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, New Hampshire Ins. Co. and Landmark Ins. Co.

Joseph M. Oberlies, Connor & Weber, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee/respondent American Centennial Ins. Co.

Richard B. Marrin, Ford, Marrin, Esposito & Witmeyer, New York City, William G. Scarborough, Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee/respondent Transport Ins. Co.

E. Douglas Sederholm (Argued), Richard J. Bortnick, White and Williams, Philadelphia, PA, for appellees/respondents Pacific Employers Ins. Co., Century Indem. Co. and Ins. Co. of North America.

Walter A. Stewart, Manta & Welge, Philadelphia, PA, for appellees/respondents Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., Liberty Mut. Ins. and Royal Indem. Co.

Edward M. Dunham, Jr., Miller, Dunham, Doering & Munson, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee/respondent Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

Susan M. Danielski, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for appellees/respondents Pantry Pride Inc. and Revlon Inc.

Thomas C. Delorenzo, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, for appellees/respondents Prudential Reinsurance Co. and Gibralter Cas. Co.

David F. Abernethy, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee/respondent International Ins. Co.

Ronald P. Schiller, Piper & Marbury, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee/respondent North Star Reinsurance Co.

Thomas M. Kittredge (Argued), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, for intervenor Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Kerry A. Kearney, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, PA, for intervenor Reed Smith Shaw & McClay.

Raymond M. Tierney, Jr., Susan Sharko, Shanley & Fisher, Morristown, NJ, for intervenor Shanley & Fisher.

Jeff H. Galloway, Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, New York City, for intervenor Hughes, Hubbard & Reed.

Jeremy D. Mishkin, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, for intervenor Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads.

Ed Yodowitz, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, New York City, for intervenor Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.

Matthew J. Broderick, Dechert Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, for intervenor Coopers & Lybrand.

Before: MANSMANN, LEWIS, Circuit Judges, McKELVIE, District Judge.

McKELVIE, District Judge.

In this insurance coverage case, the district court has ordered the insureds, their attorneys and their accountants to produce documents that would normally be protected from disclosure by the attorney client privilege, by the accountant client privilege, or as attorney work product. The documents to be produced were created before the insureds purchased coverage, and contain evaluations of the insureds...

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