Aetna Permitted To Expand Discovery Terms, Custodians In Neonatal Fraud Lawsuit

Mealey's (December 4, 2019, 11:13 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge on Dec. 2 mostly granted a motion by Aetna Inc. to compel a neonatal health services provider to provide discovery of a electronically stored information (ESI) from broader search terms and a larger roster of custodians, deeming most of the information sought relevant and proportionate to the fraud claims against the company (Aetna Inc., et al. v. Mednax Inc., et al., No. 2:18-cv-02217, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 206984)....