· 7/19/2011
Crosby v. Louisiana Health Service and Indem. Co.
Citations
- 647 F.3d 258
- 2011 WL 2811532
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that our restrictive position on adding to the administrative record in ERISA cases does not prohibit a discovery request for information regarding the existence and extent of a conflict
- stating that plan participants are not entitled to supplement the court record with new evidence demonstrating that they are entitled to benefits
- stating that relevance is defined by whether a request is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
- applying † She also raised a claim under Texas state law for invasion of privacy. The district court dismissed that claim under Rule 12(b)(6
- \[O]ur review of an ERISA benefits determination is essentially analogous to a review of an administrative agency decision....\
- “Generally, the scope of discovery is broad and permits the discovery of ‘any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party’s claim or defense.’”
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Judges: Demoss, Benavides and Elrod, Circuit Judges
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