Verizon May Conduct Discovery On Reformation Claim In Remanded ERISA Suit

(March 5, 2021, 10:42 AM EST) -- CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Adopting a magistrate’s report and recommendation, a New York federal judge on Feb. 19 found that Verizon Communications Inc. was entitled to conduct discovery related to an equitable relief claim brought against it in a life insurance benefits dispute under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, finding that the defendant did not have a chance that to pursue discovery prior to a previous dismissal ruling....