Judge:  Fraud Defendant’s Ex-Wife’s Statements Can Be Disclosed

Mealey's (August 27, 2019, 1:22 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — An insurance fraud defendant’s objections to a magistrate judge’s ruling allowing the disclosure of statements he made to his now ex-wife that were contained in an affidavit she submitted were overruled by a federal judge in Michigan on Aug. 26, after the judge found that the statements were not privileged (State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Elite Health Centers Inc., et al., No. 16cv13040, E.D. Mich., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144195)....