New York Federal Magistrate: In Camera Review Of Insurer’s Documents Is Necessary

(February 8, 2017, 2:21 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal magistrate judge on Feb. 6 found that an in camera review of an insurer’s documents requested through discovery by a disability claimant is necessary to determine if the documents are protected under the work product doctrine or if the  fiduciary exception to the attorney-client privilege applies (Cherylle McFarlane v. First Unum Life Insurance Co., No. 16-7806, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16433)....

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