Federal Judge Grants Stipulation To File Disability Record Under Seal

Mealey's (October 19, 2020, 1:11 PM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington federal judge on Oct. 16 granted a joint stipulation to file the administrative record in a disability dispute under seal, agreeing with the parties that the need to protect the disability claimant’s privacy is a compelling reason to file the record under seal (Randolff Scott Ruffell Westover v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 20-5606, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 192304)....