Broffman, M.D. v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company et al
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VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS. Signed by Judge James Donato on 4/23/2015. (jdlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/23/2015)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JEFFERY BROFFMAN, M.D.,
Case No. 13-cv-04922-JD
Plaintiff,
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v.
VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
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PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT
INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.,
Defendants.
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The Court will ask these voir dire questions at the request of the parties. They are in
addition to the Court’s standard questions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 23, 2015
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________________________
JAMES DONATO
United States District Judge
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Have you or anyone close to you ever worked for an insurance company?
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Do you or anyone close to you own shares of stock in an insurance company?
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Have you or anyone close to you ever worked in the healthcare profession?
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Do you or anyone close to you have any training or education in a healthcare field?
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Have you or anyone close to you ever made a claim for coverage under a disability
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insurance policy?
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federal agency?
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Have you or anyone close to you received medical or surgical treatment for back
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Do you or anyone close to you have experience with paddle surfing or paddle-
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boarding?
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
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Have you or anyone close to you ever filed for disability benefits from a state or
pain?
Do you know any of these individuals:
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a.
Plaintiff Dr. Jeffery Broffman
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b.
Dr. Alan Hunstock, Dr. Charles DiRaimondo, Dr. Gregory Rosa,
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Dr. Brian Subach, Dr. Devin Lonergan, Dr. Philip Weinstein
c.
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Jane Broffman, Mary Fuller, Laura Taylor, Diana Bubanja, Jennifer Hill,
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Allan Windt, Dr. Michael Kaplan, Dr. Lawrence Shuer, Kimberley Pollock, Ian Cairns,
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Karin Bryan, Jim May, Harold Appleton, Dorothy Coleman-Riese, Allan Hill, Steven Levenberg
d.
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Henry Jones, Michael Bidart, Gregory Bentley, Peter Klee, Charles Danaher, Theona Zhordania
e.
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Anyone associated with defendant Unum Group?
Company?
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Anyone associated with defendant Provident Life & Accident Insurance
f.
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The lawyers in this case: Richard Friedman, Jeffrey Rubin, James Hertz,
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Have you or anyone close to you ever had any business or insurance dealings with
Provident Life Insurance?
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Have you or anyone close to you ever had any business or insurance dealings with
Unum Group?
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company?
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Do you have strong negative or positive feelings about insurance companies?
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Do you have strong negative or positive feelings about individuals who seek
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disability benefits?
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Have you or anyone close to you been classified as disabled?
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Have you or anyone close to you ever appeared in court or a court proceeding as a
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
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Have you or anyone close to you ever been involved in a dispute with an insurance
plaintiff or defendant, a witness or as an expert?
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Do you have any difficulty understanding English or reading documents in
English?
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Do you know of any other issue or matter we have not already discussed that you
believe would affect your ability to be a fair and impartial juror in this case?
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