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Aquilino v. Hartford Life Accident Insurance Co.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Aug 31, 2010
CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-2044 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 31, 2010)

Summary

concluding that plaintiff failed to establish that she was entitled to discovery beyond the administrative record because the "broad, merits-based evidentiary pursuit [was] not permitted in the context of arbitrary and capricious review"

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-2044.

August 31, 2010


ORDER


AND NOW, this 31st day of August 2010, upon consideration of Plaintiff's request to expand discovery beyond the Administrative Record, Defendant's letter brief in opposition thereto (Doc. 16), Plaintiff's letter brief in response (Doc. 17), and Defendant's letter brief in reply (Doc. 18), it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's request for discovery beyond the Administrative Record is DENIED.5


Summaries of

Aquilino v. Hartford Life Accident Insurance Co.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Aug 31, 2010
CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-2044 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 31, 2010)

concluding that plaintiff failed to establish that she was entitled to discovery beyond the administrative record because the "broad, merits-based evidentiary pursuit [was] not permitted in the context of arbitrary and capricious review"

Summary of this case from Lucas v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston
Case details for

Aquilino v. Hartford Life Accident Insurance Co.

Case Details

Full title:DIANE AQUILINO v. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Aug 31, 2010

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-2044 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 31, 2010)

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