Federal Magistrate Judge Says Compensation Paid To Reviewing Doctor Is Relevant

NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana federal magistrate judge on July 11 partially denied a disability insurer's motion to quash a subpoena seeking compensation records from a physician hired by the insurer to review a disability claimant's file after determining that the discovery sought is relevant and permitted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Anne Wittmann v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 17-9501, E.D. La., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115848).
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