Claimant Should Not Be Permitted To Conduct Discovery, Plan Argues

Mealey's (November 11, 2016, 10:52 AM EST) -- INDIANAPOLIS — A disability claimant should not be permitted to conduct discovery to determine if a plan operated under a conflict of interest because the claimant failed to prove that the discovery sought is necessary, the plan argues in a Nov. 3 response brief filed in Indiana federal court (Donald Fessenden v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 15-370, N.D. Ind.)....