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District Court Rules That Disability Claimant Is Entitled to Discovery About Insurance Company's Attorney-Client Communications
Michelle L. Roberts via LinkedIn Link to more items from this source
Oct. 23, 2017

"Regarding Plaintiff's distrust of Aetna to include all relevant information in the administrative record, ... the court articulated 12 observations and rulings about discovery ... The court also considered the fiduciary exception to the attorney-client privilege.... [and] concluded 'that the fiduciary exception permits discovery of attorney-client communications between Aetna and its in-house counsel before the lawsuit was filed and might permit discovery of post-lawsuit communications before the final benefits decision was made.' " [Johnston v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. 17-20996 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 16, 2017) ]  MORE >>

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