Disability Claimant Is Not Entitled To Discovery Under De Novo Standard Of Review

Mealey's (April 15, 2020, 1:24 PM EDT) -- SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A disability claimant is not entitled to information from a third-party vendor used by a disability insurer to review the claimant’s medical file because the claimant failed to provide any evidence showing that a conflict of interest existed between the insurer and vendor, an Indiana federal judge said April 14 (Donald Fessenden v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance  Co., et al., No. 15-370, N.D. Ind., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65103)....