Judge Sanctions Applied Underwriters, Orders Attorney to Submit to Deposition

A federal judge in Nebraska has approved sanctions against the embattled Berkshire Hathaway affiliate Applied Underwriters for failing to produce documents, fully answer questions and make its attorney available for a deposition during litigation against New Jersey employment agency Tops Personnel. U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl Zwart ordered Applied to answer Tops' questions fully, give Tops access to emails it requested and, in an unusual move, allow Tops' attorneys to depose Applied's attorney, Jeffrey Silver, who is also an executive at the company.  Applied Underwriters s...