Magistrate Denies Motion To Bifurcate Discovery In Suit Over Insolvent Health Plan

Mealey's (September 23, 2021, 8:54 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal magistrate judge in Illinois on Sept. 13 denied insurance brokers’ joint motion to bifurcate discovery in a lawsuit alleging that they breached their duty of care because they knew or should have known that a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) was not in compliance with its structural requirements and was not financially sound, finding that bifurcating discovery “would engender delay and inefficiency, and that the attendant costs would prejudice the parties and non-party witnesses alike."...