Disability Income Insurer Must Produce Documents Pertaining To Claims Decision

Mealey's (November 28, 2017, 3:28 PM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Following an in camera review, an Ohio federal magistrate judge on Nov.  27 granted an insured’s motion to compel the production of seven documents after determining that the documents will help to determine whether the insurer acted in bad faith in its handling of the insured’s disability income claim (Mukesh R. Shah, M.D. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al., No.  16-1124, S.D. Ohio, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194347)....