Surveillance Video, Medical Report Will Be Included In Administrative Record

Mealey's (August 20, 2019, 12:41 PM EDT) -- LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge on Aug. 15 overruled a disability claimant’s objections to the inclusion of surveillance video, an independent medical report and other documents from the administrative record after determining that the contested video and documents must be included in the record because the insurer relied upon the video and documents when it terminated the claimant’s disability benefits (Jennifer Lee Smith v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., No. 19-061, E.D. Ky., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138152)....