Discovery Permitted In Denial Of Disability Benefits Suit, Magistrate Judge Says

Mealey's (August 22, 2022, 10:25 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A disability claimant is entitled to conduct limited discovery on claims of breach of fiduciary duty and wrongful denial of disability benefits because the claimant has shown that good cause exists to determine whether the disability insurer operated under a conflict of interest and committed procedural irregularities in the handling of the claim, a Missouri federal magistrate judge said Aug. 15....