Wells v. The Prudential Life Insurance Company of America

Filing 29

Discovery Order. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 10/14/2014. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/15/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PETER WELLS,

Case No. 14-cv-02260-VC

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER RE DISCOVERY

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY OF AMERICA,
Defendant.

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In their case management statement, the parties disagree about the need for discovery. The

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Court rules that Plaintiff Peter Wells may conduct discovery designed to determine whether a

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conflict of interest infected the decision to deny his claim. For example, Wells may conduct

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discovery about statistics regarding Defendant Prudential Insurance Company's claim-handling

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history, about whether the people involved in the decision to deny Wells' claim had any financial

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incentive to do so, and about any directions received by those people about how to handle claims.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 14, 2014
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VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge