Disability Claimant Permitted To Conduct Discovery Outside Of Administrative Record

Mealey's (October 26, 2017, 3:43 PM EDT) -- WICHITA, Kan. — A disability claimant is permitted to conduct limited discovery outside of the administrative record, a Kansas federal magistrate judge said Oct. 10 after determining that the claimant met her burden of showing that “some limited extra-record discovery” is relevant and appropriate as it applies to the defendant’s dual role of plan insurer and plan administrator (Karen A. Baty v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 17-1200, D. Kan., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171014)....

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