U. S. judge rejects discovery requests by ex-RenRe officers fighting SEC lawsuit

Former officers of Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe recently suffered two discovery setbacks in their defense of a securities fraud lawsuit brought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.On June 25, U. S. District Judge Gerard E. Lynch, sitting at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, denied an application by Bermudian national Michael Cash to delay Cash’s deposition until after he has deposed co-defendant and fellow former RenRe officer Martin Merritt and non-party Jonathan Reiss.