Milano v. Provident Life & Casualty Insurance Company
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:19-cv-03357
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Milano v. Provident Life, Judge Caproni granted Defendants’ request to file an ERISA administrative record under seal because it contains extensive medical information.
The defendants, Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company and The Paul Revere Insurance Company, may file the administrative record under seal; the record concerns the plaintiff's medical information.
What happened
Milano v. Provident Life & Casualty Insurance Company is an ERISA case involving Provident Life and Paul Revere Insurance Company. The defendants said the administrative record contained extensive medical information about the plaintiff.
With the opposing party’s consent, the defendants asked to file the administrative record under seal. The record was identified by its bates-stamp range in the request.
Judge Valerie Caproni granted the application and ordered that the administrative record could be filed under seal.
The detailed version
- Milano v. Provident Life & Casualty Insurance Company · No. 1:19-cv-03357
- Valerie Caproni
- May 8, 2020
Background
The case is identified as an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) matter. Defendants Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company and The Paul Revere Insurance Company asked to file the administrative record under seal. The record was identified as bates-stamped PRL-CL-NL12129744-000001-000817.
Request
The defendants stated that the plaintiff consented to the request. They argued that sealing was appropriate because the administrative record contained extensive medical information regarding the plaintiff. The request referenced the presumption of public access to court records and related court procedures.
Ruling
Judge Valerie Caproni granted the application. The court ordered that the administrative record may be filed under seal.
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