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IN THU COU~T OF COMMON PLl:AS Of
CUMllllRLAND COUNTY, PIlNNSYI.VANIA
NO. 9(). 6r 1 ~ CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
JURY TRIAL PEMANDEP
PORIS R. MYERS
141 L(I~USI Slr~~l
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THE TRA YIlLl.1RS INSURANCll COMPANY
1 Tower Square
t1arfor~, CT Q(j183
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NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY, INC,
19 Campus Boulevard, Suite 2QQ
NewlUwn Sqllare, PA 19073-3228
DefendanlS
PRAE(;/PE 7'0 ISSf./B. W1l1T OF SUM!rfQNS
TO Tflll PROTHONOTARY:
Please Issue a Wrll of Summons upon lh~ above named Defendants.
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Respeclfully submllletl.
JOHNSON, DUFFIIl, STIlWART & WEIDNIlR
BY: ~
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AlIomey I.D, #6~HI
30 I Markel Streel
1',0. Box 109
Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109
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Re: l)llrl~ R. Myers v" 1'be 1'rllvelers hlHurllnee CI)/IJpllny
and NIIIll/nal ElevlIll,r hlduslry, hie.
Dear Mr. Welker:
llllel()~~ herewith please lllld allorlglnalalld IWO copies of II Praecipe II. Issue Writ III' SlIP1mons
III regar~ III the ahovemaller.PI~aH~ IsslIe a writ lIpOIl Ihe Defelldants and forward olle writ tll the
Sheriff l'<lr service upIl/lthe Defendant Natll/nal mevator Industry In Delaware Coullty, PenllHylyanla
.llnly. Please retUl'/llWO certlned wrltH alld (111e elocked-III ellpy of the praeelpeto the underslglled 1/1 thu
envelope provided. We will he servlllllthe Defendant Travel~rs Insuranee Company, Also enclosed alu
checks III the amount of $4S,SQ lilr costs of 11I1ng and $ISQ,QO filr costs of service,
Than~ you for Yollr allelltlon to this mallcr,', If you have any qucstlons, plcase do nut hesitate to
coni act us.
Very truly you~s,
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ce: Doris R, Myers
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Commonwealth of Penn~ylvania
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Doris R. Myers
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The Travelers Insurance campanr
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19 Campus Boulevard, Suit;e 200
Newtown Square, p~ 19073-3228
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You are hereby no tilled that
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ogalnu you which you are re'luir~d 10 delend or 0 d,elauh Judgment JIIay 11. "1I.r.d agalnu yQu,
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RULI TO Ii'ILE A COMPLAINT
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'. Rule ~s h.reby gr.nted upon plaintiff to file a Compla~nt
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NOTICE OF NorCIA!. ASSIG!':<'ME!if
Thh c~e: ha~ bee:n ",~~Isned to the: Judicial Officer indic:lted be:low, Coun~el and all panle$
are: lIdvi$ed tnattl)ere i~ \Ill Office of lne: Clerk in the Federal Counhouse$ln Scranton, Harrisbllrs
and WUJjl1m$port, Penn,sylvilllil1, PIe.1Se file aU ple:",dil1g~ directly with the Clerk's Officc;l" which the
1l,1dic:ial Officer is $t:ltionP.d. 00 nOt file any courtesy copies with tho court.
, In accorqllnce with thl!local rules, counsel shall fill! the originlll and two copies of all
pluding$, motions, memoranda, 3I1d other docume:nts except discovery material, with tho Clerk'$
Office, Coun$el $hould !lie any additional cople~ with the Clerk' ~ Office a~ may be required by the
Loclll Rule:$, an Order of Court, or :u requc$ted by the ~$igned Judicial Officer listed below,
lUDICIAL ASSIQNMFN'(
- ludge Edwin M, Kosik
- ludge Thom~ I. Vana$kJe
- 1udse WUllam 1. Nealon
- ludge Richard P. Conaboy
- ludge Sylvia H, Rambo
- ludge William H. Caldwell
CLERK'S OFF[C~ AQDBES,S
1l.S, Di$trict Courthou~e
23' N, Washington Ave.
P.Q, Box 11 48
Scranton, PA 18'01
(717) 347,'~2J
U.S. DI~trict Courthouse
228 Walnut Street
P,O. Box 983
Hani.burg, P A 17108
(717) 221.3920
.J:!.' ludge Jame~ F, McClure
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Judge Malcolm .Muir
U.S, Dislrict Courthou~e
240 W, Third Streot
P,O, Box ~08
W1l1iam$port, P A 1770 I
(717) 323.~380
NOTE: This case h~ been referred to the U.S, Magistrate ludge noted below, Please llle all
doc:umenu at the location indicated,
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Magistrate Judge Durkin
Ml1gi$trlue Judge Blewht
SCrOlnlOn Address,
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Scranton Address,
Magistrate Judge Smyw
Harrisburg address
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Lawrence S. Welker, Prothonotary
Cumberland COlmty Courthbuse
1 Courthouse Square
CarlisLe, PA 17013-3367
Oavid W. OeLuce, Esquire
~oBeph L. Hitchings, Esquire
~OHNSON, OUFFIE, STEWART & WElIDNElR
301 Market Street
P. O. Box 109
Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ~1446(d), please be advised that
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IN TilE COllR'l' QF COMMON PLEAS
ClIMllERli/\.NQ COllN'l'Y, PENNSn,VNHA
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NO, 96-6996 CIVIL 'l'ERM
TUE TR/WflIiElRS UISllRI\NCEl
COMPI\NY and NATIONAL
ELEVATOR INOUSTRY, INC.,
Qefendants.
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
, ~OTICE or rILING.NOTICE or REMOVAL
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a NoticQ of Removal of the Qbove-referenced matter has been filed
in the United States District Court for the Middle District of
Pennsylvania. A copy of the Notice of Removal is attached.
Section l446(d) provides that the Prothonotary shall effect the
removal of the case and that the State court shall proceed no
further unless and until the Case is ,remanded.
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Looal Counsel for pefendant The
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Health Benefit Plan
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Counsel for Defendant National
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Suite 300 GSB Building
City Line & Belmont Avenues
Bala Gynwyd, PA 19004
Phone I 610-660-0600
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'rilE: 'rRJWE:LEJRS INSURANCE:
qOM1?J\NY and NA'rlqNAL
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Defendanta, the National E:leVi\tor Industry Health Benefit Ellan
("the Ellan")' and The Travelel!'s Insurance Company ("Tl:'avelers"),
through counsel, reapectfully requeat that the above-entitled
action be removed from the Court of Common Elleas, Commonwealth of
Elennsylvania, County of Cumberland to thia Court pursuant to 26.
U,S.C. 55 1441(a) and 144l(b).
I. PROCEDURAL PREREQUISltIa
A copy of Ellaintiff's
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Writs of Summons and
Interrogatories and Requests for Elroduction of Doouments in Aid of .
Preparation of Complaint filed in the Cumberland County Court of
Common Elleas ,~'e attached as E:l'hibit A to this Notice of Removal,
A copy of a Rule to File A Complaint is attached as Exhibit B to
this Notice of Removal.
, Plaintiff has named National elevator Industry, [l\C. in
its Summons but has served and seeks relief from the National
E:levator, Industry Health Benefit Plan,
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2, The attached Writs of qummons, disoovery requests, and
Rule are the only clocuments, prOOlWl3, Or pleadil1SS which have been
filed in the state court.
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3. The Writ of qummonll was served on the Plan on L)'anuary 1<),
1997 and the ~lan received Plaintiff' a discovery requests on
L)'anuary 9, 1997.. Travelers was served with the Writ of qummons on
L)'anuary 7, 1997 and, Travelers received Plaintiff'a discovery
1;'equests on L)'anuary 7, 1997. Notice of Removal if;! therefore timely
uncler 28 G.q,c, S 144~(b),
n. PARTIES
4. peRF.lndantPlan is an emplqyee 'welfare beneUt plan within
the meanin<;J of 49 G, S, c, !l 1002. [)efendant plan provides he'1llth
benefits on a,self.funded basis directly to eligible participants
and their eligible beneficiaries, Plaintiff appear~ to assert a
denial of benefits by the Plan.
5, Pefendant Travelers is an insurance company and at
certain times was claims administrator wit;h respect to the Plan,
III. BACKGROUND
6, The diElcovery served in connection with plaintiff's Writ
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of Summons asserts that the cause of action arises out of the
Defendants' alleged failure to provide benefits or cOVerage,~or
certain medical procedures which Plaintiff desired to have
performed.
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7. Altl1011'Jh fllaintiff In:in'JEj he): actJ,cm in ijtat;e 'lOllrt, her:
'llaim r:ai~e~ a federal que~tion under tne ElmpJoyee Ret.j.):ement
Income Sec~lrity Act (IIE)RHl1V'), 29 [J.S.C. ~ 1001 at sa"!,, and tl1us
ill removable to thiij COll!:t. From fllaintiff's discovery, it: appecu:s
that t;nis is an aotion for employee benefits. To t:he e:l(,tent tl1at '
Plaint:iff is bringing a state law 'llaim, the cause of action is
clearly pnlempted by EJRISA. TO the e:l(,tent that plaintiff ia
allegin'J a federal claim under ~502 of EJRISA, 29 lJ. S. C. 9U~2,
federal courts have "oril:j'J.nal jurisdiction" over ~uch action.
Thus, thi~ ca~e ia removable because of either1
a) the "complete preempt,ion" doctrine, which
"converts an ordinary state oommon law
complaint into a federal claim for purposes of
the well-pleaded complaint rule ."
Metropolita~ Life Ins. Co. y. Taylor, 481 U.S.
58, 65 (1987) or;
b) this is an ERISA action for benefits in
which the federal COllrts have original
jurisdiction. ~~ ERISA 9502 (el (1), 29 U.S.C.
U132 (e) (1) .
8. ERISA preempts state laws (including "all lawe I
decisions, rules, reglllations, or other state actionh'ving the
effect of law") that "relate to" an employee banefit plan. ERISA
9 514(c) (1) I 29 U.S.C. 9 1144 (c) (1). Shifflar et. al. v. Eallitable
Life Assurance Sociatv at:. al.... 838 F.2d 78 (3rd Cir. 198-1). The
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litigation concerning pbns be goverr)ed by a single fsderal
I1tanclaJ;"d,
PqQt r.HlI Ipe. r:;Q. v. QedeiJ.llX, 481 U.S. 41, 45-46
(1987), Uqpand v. 81,lr~inl1t';;m ~nd\,l~~~, 772 F.2d 1140, 114li
(4th C~r. 1985), c<;jr~, d"lnilld, 477 U.S. 9()3 (986).
9, ERISA specifically provides that a "civil action m~y be
bro\l<:,lht
. by a participant or beneficiary .
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benefits due to him under the teJ;"ms of the plan, to enfoJ;"ce his
rights under the term~ of the plan, or to clarify his J;"ights to
future benefits under the terms of the plan."
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502(a) (1) (b), 29 U.S.C. !l 1132 (a) (1) (b). ~ Qedeaul(, 481 U.S. at
52 (C~ngress intended Section 502(a) of ERISA to be the "exclusive
vehicle" for actions based on alleged improper processing of a
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cl,aim for benefits). If Plaintiff is a participant or beneficiary
with a claim for benefits against Defendant (s), such claim is
clearly preempted by ERISA and thus removable.. Tf;}ylQ1;' 481 US at
65.
10. Alternatively, if Plaintiff I s claim is a feder,al claim
under F.RISA !l502 (a) (1) (b), 29 U.S.C. !l1132 (a) (1) (b), then ERISA
provides federal courts and state courts with concurrent
jurisdiction over such matters.
ERISA !l502(e) (1), 29 U.S.C.
!l1l32 (e) (1) .
Obviously, in instances ~here' state and federal
courts have concurrent jurisdiction, the federal oourt also has
"original jurisdiction" as contemplated in 28 U.S.C. 51441.
Therefore, matters in which there is concurrent jurisdiction are
removable as of right. Bradshaw v. Oeneral Motors Corporf;}tion 805
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~ ~ ~\lrt'9nperger v.
~ibertv Life Assul\anoe Comqany of Boston, ~!1!1~ WL 243784 (~. P. ~a.
J.!1!1t) (d1r:Jcussins j;'emoval of a cause of ~ction for employee
benefits on both preemption and COncul;"rent jurisdiotion srounde)
(attached) .
J.J.. On this date, the ~rothonotary of the Gourt of Common
Pleas of Cu~erland County and opposing counsel have been notified
of the filins of this notice. A copy of the Notice filed with the
Court of Common Pleas of ClI~erland county is attached and herebY
inoorporated as ~xhibit C.
ACCORDINGLY, Defendants respectfully request that the above-,
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144 J. (a) and (b) I
Respectfully Submitted,
IRA H. WIllINllTQGK, P.C.
800 NOrth Second Street
HarriSburg, PA 17102
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LIPERTY LIfE ASSURANCE COMPANY Of to'TOM.
Civ. A. No. ~l-~~~Q.
United statee Pistriot Court, E.D. pennsylvania.
Nov. 1:), un.
pavid J. ~uall, Chalfant, fa., for plaintiff.
~oanne ~, ~enkins, Thompson' Pennell, Philadelphia, pa., for Li~erty Life
Allsuranoll Company of lo.ton.
MEMORANPUM
WAIiPHAN, Pistriot ~udge.
.~ oefendant Liblilrty Liflil All8uranOlil Company oflo,ton ("I,J.berty") isSUlld a
life insuranoe polioy woioh provided ooverage to plaintiff's ousb~nd, Robert T.
Wurtenberqer. The polioyoolder was Mr. Wurten~erger's employer, Henxles and
Mocoy, Ino. Mr. Wurtenberger died in an automobile aooident on January 2~,
1~9Q and plaintiff duly filed a olaim under toe pOlioy. Liberty paid plaintiff
a death bene tit in the amount of $~!j,OOO, but oas refused to pay aooidental
deato benefits in toe belief toat Mr. Wurtenberqer's deato resulted from
natural oauses.
Plaintiff filed tois aotion in toe puoks County Court of Common Plea. seeking
payment under toe acoidental death benefit portion of toe policy. Pefendant
removed thll aotion to this oourt on toe qround that plaintiff's olaim is
qoverned by tOe Employee Retirement Inoome ~eourity AQt (".aUAU), 2~ .
U.S.C. S 1001/ et Seq. and thus there is federal quelltion 1urisdiotion under
26 U,s.C. s 1~~1. Presently before tOe oourt is plaintiff/s Motion for
Remand.
DISCUSSION
A. a..oval Jurisdiotion
Title ~6 U.S.C. 1441(a) provides thatl
any oivil aotion brought in a state oourt of woioh the distriot ooUrts of the
United States have original jurisdiotion, may be removed by the defendant or
the defendants to the distriot oourt of the United statee for the distriot and
division embraoing the plaoe where suoh action is pending,'
Distriot oourts have original jurisdiotion in oases inVolving federal
questions. See 28 U.S.c. e 13~1. The gene al rule for determining the
existenoe of federal question jurisdiotion s whether or not a federal question
is presented on the faoe of plaintiff/s "we l-pleaded oomplaint." See
Caterpillar, Ino. v. Williams, 482 U.S. 386/ 392 (1987).
ordinarily, a oase oannot:. be removed solel on the basis of a federal defense/
suoh as pr...ption. Id. at 39~. A oorolla y to the well-pleaded oomplaint
rule, however, is the complete pr...ption d otrine. See Metropolitan Life
Insuranoe Co. v. Taylor, 481 U.S. !i8 (1987). The dootrine is applioable to an
area of law whioh Congress I'SO oomPletelr pre-empt[s) ... that any oivil
oomplaint raising this seleot group of c ai s is neoessarily federal in
charaoter, " Id. at 63-64.
The plaintiff in Taylor had sued in state oourt for oompens~tion allegedlr
due under an employee benefits plan. Althou9h plaintiff pled only oommon aw
. copr. (C) West 1997 No olaim to orig. U.S, govt. works
Nat ~eparted 1n f.S~~p, PAQ~ a
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cAijSes at aotion, the defendants removed the oase ta federal ca~rt. While
OQtin~ that s ~(n at the La~ar Hllna~ement ~ehtial)s Mt, ("J.loIRA") I a~
Q.a.~. _ tQ~, was the one area it had reo09n1zed as completely preemptive, it
expressly extendsd the dootrine to olaims ~rau9ht under IAIIA'_ oivil
enfaroement ~rovisians, ~he Court stated I
Can~ress hae olearly manitested an intent to make oauses ot aotian within the
scope ot the oivil enforoement provisions at s ~Q2(a) removable ta federal
oaijrt... .
ACOorgin~lr this suit, althou9h it purports to raise onlr state law olaims,
is neoessar iy federal 1n oharaoter ~y virtue of the olear y manifestad intent
at Can~ress. It therefore 'arises under the ... laws ." of the United states'
and is remova~le ta federal oourt ~y the defendants.
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~hus, althau9h plaintiff's oompla1nt does not state a federal oause of action
an its faoe, ~..qv.l is proper if plaintiff's cause of action is effeotively a
olaim within the scope of the lall~ oivil enforcement provisions of s ~Q2(a).
Q. lallA Enforoement Provisions
In pertinent part, s ~Q2(a) permits a oivil actionl
(1) ~y a participant or ~enetioiary~~
(Q) to reCQver benefits. due to him under the terms of his plan or to enforoe
his ri9hts under the terms ot the plan or to clarify his ri9hts to future
benefits under the terms of the plan. '
2~ U.a.c. s 1l:l2(a) (1) (II).
An instruotive disoussion of s ~Q2(a) oan be found in Pilot ~ife Ins. Co.
v. Pedeaux, 4Ql U.S. 41, 44-45 (1~87). In that case, an employer had purohasec
a 9rouP insurance polioy whioh provided 10n9 term disability ooverage to its
employees. Plaintiff, a disa~led employee, sued the insurance oarrier
alle9in9, inter alia, a failure to provide benefits under the policy, althou9h
he did not pursue any of his olaim under lalSA. .
The distriot oourt entered summary jUdqment for Pilot Life on the 9round that
lallA preempted any oommon law oause of action. The Supreme Court. aqreed and
tound that s 502(a) provides the exolusive means to assert a claim for the
improper prooessinq of a olaim for benefits. Id. at 52~57,
The Court noted that the provisions ot s ~02(a) oonstituted a comprehensive
oivil entorcement scheme in which Congress deliberately chose certain remedies.
whioh were intended to be exolusive. Consequently, the resclution of a olaim
by a benefioiary or a partioipant that benefits were improperly denied should
be treated as a federal question qoverned by s 502(a). See ide at 561
Taylor, 481 U,S. at 62~6:l (suit by benefioiary to recOVer benefits from
oovered plan falls directly under s 502(a) (1) (B))I Davia v, John Alden Life
Ins. Co., 746 f.Supp. 44 (D.Ran.1990) cr..oval of state court olaim for payment
of benefits under a group insuranoe polioy proper).
C. aonou~~.nt Juriediotion
It is true, as plaintiff asserts, that lalBA provides oonourr.nt jurisdiotion
for oauses of aotion under s 1132(a)(1) (B). See 29 U,S.C, a 1132ce). The
existenoe of oonour~.nt jurisdiotion, however, does not compel remand. See,
e.g., Davis, 746 F.Supp. at 49 , n. :l (D.Ran.1990)1 White v. Enron corp.
Merqer Severanoe Plan, 686 f.Supp. 582, 583 (S.D.Tex.1987) (oonou~~.nt
jurisdiotion under lalBA doee not defeat defendant's right of ~..oval).
...oval of a oase which oould have been initiated in federal court is
copr. (e) West 1997 No olaim to Clrig. u.s. govt. works
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"~thq,..he4 "( ejlilQept III qth./:W~lIe p~qv1de4 '>>y IIqt Qt Cq'lCJ~ea~." '~.. alJ
v.a.c. II ~44~. All the ij~p~.~. qq~rt ma4e elilpl~q~tly qlear ~n Taylqr, a
Qldlll w1th~o thlil aM~t Qt " ~Qa(a) "'Abe. a te~eral q\JeIlUQn, and nQt Qnly 1.
there nQ IItat~te tQ p~.ql~de r..Qval ~~t .~Iel ill pr'empt~ve. Pefendant'lI
r..Qv.l wall prqper in th~1I 9alllil an~ plaintiff'lI mQtiqn tqr I:eman~ m~st ~.
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HQt1Qn fqr: Remand and ~efenc;lant'a reapemae thel:etq, cqnll1.tent with th.
aCQQmpanYi.n9 memQran~~m, IT Ia "~R~BY QRP~R~O that aai4 MQtiqn is P~NI~P.
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Plaintiff
IN 'l'Jllj COlJRT Of COMMON P~jl;AS Of
CUMlIERl.,ANP COUNTY, PENNSY~VANlA
NO, ')Q'Q~~Q CIVI~ TERM
CIVl~ ACTION, ~AW
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THE TRA VE~I;RS INSUMNCE CQMPANY
an~ NATIONAL ELjl;VATOR INPlJSTRY,
INC.
P~fendanls
INrf.HHO(JATORII1S TO f)R,Ff?NDANT. NATfPNAf-. RLEVATOR If:lDUSTflrr 'NC..
IN AID OF PRRPAHArlON OF COMPLA,NT
TQ: National f,levator Industry, Inc.
I') Campus Boulevard, Suite ~OO
Newtown Square, PA 19Q73.3228
,IND NOW, thl$ 3" day of 1anuary, 1~97, Plaintiff, Porls R. Myers, serves upon you written Intenogatorles
pursuant to Pa, R,C,P, No, 4005, These Interrogatories are to be answered In acCOrdance with the reqll\remeolS of
Pa, R,C,P, No. 4006, particularly 10 regard to the Insenlon of answers In the spaces provided, Reference 10 extrinsic
mailers and allachme/lu will not be considered compliance with Pa. R.C.P. No. 4006,
In accordance with Pa, R,C.P. No, 4002, I, these Intertogatorle" have not been llIed with the Court.
A. ST,tTRMENT OF TIlE N,ITURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION
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This ~ause of aCllon arises out of Defendanu TheTraveleu Insurance Company and National Elevator Industry,
tnc,'s denial of Insurance coverage for treatments relating to the Plaintiffs severe maxillary and mandlbulou atrophy,
The Plaintiff was Insured under a polley of Insurance Issued to her husband. Darton Myers, who wa.s an employee of
National EI~vator lodumy prior 10 his d~ath,
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These IntmogatQrles s~all be ~Qnsll1led and Inlerpreted In accQrdance wit!' I!/Je Pennsylvania Rules Qf Civil
PMedure, Qther terms used herein shall have the same meaning a.I!/Jey have when ~sed In the pleadinss, Qr In QiIler
discovery requests where such terms are defined. In addltlQJ), !/Je fQIIQwinll Words slJalllJave!/Je fQllowins meBll1ngS:
l. "lJmrlbf, df$crlPIIQfl " Qr similar words shall mean to give a delalled narralivll dllScripllQn, slvlnll
all particulars known by you,
2, "PQCIII/lf//I" shall mean l~e original or a copy Qf any written, printe4, typed, or QlJm graplJlc matter
l1f any kind or nature, inclu<llng those Items !/Jat are stored in a non.sraphlc form, but )\'hlclJ c~ be
retrieved and lransferred 10 a grapryic form, and any other similar tangible thing In your cuslody or
control. When used with reference 10 an occumnce or event, it slJalllnclude any sl/ch matter whlclJ i
evidences, memorializes or refers to such occurrence or event.
3, "Idflllify" Qr "ld'lIIiIy" or similar words shall mean: with reference to a person, to slale his name,
residence address, residence telephone number, present Qccupatil)n and/or business afflllalion and
PQsitlon, business addrllSs and lelephone number: with reference tl) any Qther entity, tl) Slate Its name,
business Of I)ther purpose, address, telephone number and the identity of any person or persons
assodated with the entlty who may have knowledlle of matters related to the Inslant aCllon; with
reference to a document, 10 Slate the nature and content of the document, the Identity of the maker,
the dal'l, If any, of the document, the I)riSinal creation date of the document, and the present
whereabouts of the original of the document; and with reference 10 an object, to describe the object
and identify its Cuslodlan,
~, "P,nQn" shall mean any natural person, partnership, corpQratlon, or I)lher bUSIMSS or Ilovernment
entity and all present and former offlcers, dlreclon, agents, employees, anomeys. and others aCllng
m purporting 10 act on behalf of such nalUral peuon, partnenhlp, corpl1ralion, l1r other buslnm llr
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pertaining 10, or In any way Iqglcally ~r fact~ally copnected whll t/le maner refmed tQ 1/1 !/I~
Interrqgatqry,
Ii. "$111/', "$/111, Ih, mil""" QI" IIr "!illl/' II" bll#~" or similar wllrQs shall m~an to recite wl!/l
particularllY, in lletall anllin narrative fa~/Ilon all facts "nown or believed by you to support !/Ie subJ~ct
statement or proposition, Incl~lling, but /lot IImh~d 10: dates, times, places, !/Ie Ide/ltlty of p~rsQns
or things, and acts or omlssll)/1S.
7, "Tr'lIlm,,,'" shalll/lean medical treatment and rehabilitative services, Incl~dlng, but nQt limited to,
hospital, dental, surgical, psychiatric, psychological, osteopa!/lic, ambulance, chiropractic, licensed
physkal therapy, nursing services, vocational rehabilitation and occupatlonal!/lerapy, speech pathQIQgy
aod audiQlogy, optometric services, medlcatl<)ns, medical supplies u/ld prosthetic <lev\~es.
8, , "YQU" Qr "YQur" shall mean the party t<) wh<)m lhese Interr<)gatorles are adllressed, and any pers<)/ls,
natural <)r <)therwlse, acting <)n behalf or with the "nowledge <)f such party.
C. IN$TRUCTIONS
1. If you Claim any privilege not to answer Qr respond as requestell, Identify each maner to which y<)u
claim the privilege, the nature of the privilege, and the legal anti factulll basis f<)r the claim of
privilege.
2. If a refusal to answer or respond as requested Is based <)n the grountl$ thai it is unreasonably
burtlensome, identify the number anI! nature of documents needed to be searched, tho locati<)n of the
documonl$, and the number of person-hours and costs required to c<)nduct tho search,
J. If you cannot answer or respond as requested In full, answer or resPQnd to lhe extent possible, and
specify the reasons for your Inability to answer or respond fully,
.., These Interrogatories are continuing In nature, and any Information secured subsequenlto the nllng
of your Answers Is to be supplied pursuanlto Pa,R,C;,P, ..001...,
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L)r IlIh~r 1,lijnlil1~Blhm 1I1,lmh~rl alld all WI~'lr.U/J1ijlll$ II) ,/)o In$1,l,an~o PQIIQlo.. .
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mmly ~lorl~ull\ln~IIQn~) Illull/) any way IIr munne~ hun<lle~, mluale4 ()r,prQ~em4 Ule l,I/\cJodylnll me41caJ
b~n~nIS ~Ialm IIf Plalnllff whi~h I~ n()w the ~ubJecl IIf llll~ Ih1llallQn,
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If any Inlllvlcjl,lal nil l'lnKer w'lrk~ fQr your COl/lpa.ny, plo\l4e provide I,I~ wlt,h hl$IQ, hor name, 1\141
J111$llllm wllh Yllur ,OmJ1D,ny, and IILII known addres~.
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ne~euhy l)f a form~l nque$l for p'ol/u~lion of l/o~um'lll4.
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A. Tho names an~ addr~ues Qf all panles.
a, Tho "'alO of t1l1ns lIt lho aCIIQn,
C. Tho county In which tho actlQn was 111e4.
[), The substance Qt lhe tacls, as set out In the comvla1nt.
E, Whether the actilm has been settJel!. adJul!lca\ed Qf 1$ pending.
F. Th~ naturo or mull Qt any l!bposlllQn Qf Ihe actlQn,
Q. Tho names unl! adl!resso$ of Iho allornoy representing Plaintiff In $aldacIlQ/I$.
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n()Il~uv~rag~ for lrealmenl$ r~lall.ng 10 Mu. Myen malllllary an4 man~lbIJ'" a1rQphy. Jlur ea~h QuI
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pruvl~~rs whl~h Involwd ~Qv~ralle or nlmcowrall~ for lrealllle/l~ relallnlllQ Mu. Myer$' maxillary aIld
mandlhular alrophy, For ~a~h l)ral ~1)mmUJlI~alhl/llde/llll1cd, ple;l.$o provl~o:
A, Thc dalC and lime llf the ~ommunlcallon,
8, The person wilh whom Mn, Myers SPOkll,
C, 'OIC nalure of the ~llnwrsatlon,
p, Identify a/lY do~umentl retle~tlnllor ~o,nllrml/lll that cQlllmu/ll~atlO/l with Mn, MyOll,
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alrophy roforrell II) abqvo, ple~~ provl40 a ~olall~\1 o~planallqn for 1)10 rOlMon \ho 40nlal was mado, wd
l~onllfy ,by namo, addrou, phono numbor a/ll.lllllo, any all pmq/l$ W~I) ~ad InpuI hIlI) tho 40QI$ll)n Iq dony
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Attomey 1.0. '41687
Josoph L~ Hltchlnas
AttQmey I.D. '65531
301 Market Street
P.O. BOll 109
Lomoyne, PA 17043.0109
(717) 761-4540
Attorneys (or Plalntlf(
Plaintiff
IN Tm! COURT OF COMMON Pl-IlAS QF
CUMOJ;RI,/\NP COUNTY, PIlNNSYl.VANIA
NO, ~(Hl~~6 CIVIl, TIlRM
CIVIl. AGTION -l.AW
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DORIS R, MYERS,
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THIl TRAVIll.IlRS INSURANCIl COMPANY
and NATIONAl, l\l-IlVATOR INDUST/W,
INC,
[MemIants
BEQUPST fOil fROnUCTlQN OF QOCU!JtlSfiTS
TO: National Elevator Industry, In~,
19 Campus Boulevard, Suite 200
Newtown S'I\Jare, P" 19073-3228
ANl) NOIV, this 3" day llf 1anuary, 1~97, Plalnllff, Doris R, Myers, lhro\Jllh her underslllned attorneys,
requests thaI you produce the documents hereinafter specified allhe offices of the undeu1llned within thirty (3Q) days.
In accordan~e with Pa, R,C,P, No, 4009 and the terms and condlllons hereinafter sel forth:
A, CONSTRUCTION
These requests shall be construed and Interpreted In accordance with Pennsylvania Rule" of Civil Procedure.
Otller terms used herein shall have the same ll)eanlnll as they have when uSe4 In \he pleadlnlls, or In other discovery
req\Je51S where such terms are defined. In addition, the following words shall have lhe followlnll meaninll:
I, "Docllm,nt" shail mean the <Hllllnal or a ~opy of any wrltlen, printed, lyped, or other Ilraphlc mailer
of any kind or nalure, Includlnllthose Items that are slored In a non-graphic form, bUl which can be
relrleved and transferred to a Ilraphlc form, and any other similar tangible thlnllln your cuslody or
control. When used with reference to an occurrence or event, It shalllllclude any such mailer which
evidences, memorializes or refers 10 such occurrence or evenl.
2, "Rflatln, 10" shall mean constltutlnll, referring to, ret1ecllnll, evidencing, memorializing, concerning,
penalnlnlllO, <)r In any way 101llcally or factually connected wllh the malter refemd to In the requesl,
11, INSTRUCTIONS
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bl)spltal, lIenlal, surlllcal, psycblatrlc, psychQIl)lIl~iil, Qsteqpathic, IIlJ\bulan~o, cblrQpr3~llc. H~olllle4
physlcallherul'y, nurslnllservlm, vQcallqnal rebabUltallQn and Q~~upalhl/lal therapy, spoe~h pathQlQay
and aulllolQllY, Qpl()melrl~ services, med\~atlons, melli~1I1 suppllll5 1\Il11 prosthetic devl~e$.
4, II)'QU" Qr ":jQIIfI/ shuU mean the party to whQm these requeslS are addressell, and any persons, nat1jral I
I)r Qlherwlse, acting QO behalf Qr with the knQwledge of mh party.
I, This requestlnclulles nol Qnly dqcumenls which are In l)1e pos$ll5slQn 'If l)1e party IQ whQm Ihis reque41
Is addressed, but documents to which such party has a~cess Qr a r11lhllQ a~ms.
2, If you claim any privilege nQIIQ answer qr resPQnd as requested, Idenlify each maller 1'1 whi~h YQ\I
claim the privilege, Ibe nature of the privilege, and the legal anl1 facllla! basis for the claim of
privilege,
3. If a refusal 10 answer or respond as requestell Is based Qn tho grounds tha~ It Is unreasonably
burdensome, Identify the n\lmber und nalUre of dQcument, needell tQ be uarchell, the location of the
documents, and the number of person.hQurs and ~osu reqlllred IQ ~onduclthe seill'~h.
4, If you cannQI answer or respond as requesled in full, answer or resPQnd 10 the extent PQsslble, and
spe~lfy the reasons for your InabllllY 10 answer or respond fully,
~. This req\leSI is conllnulngin nature, and any informalion secured s\lbseq\lenllo l)1e filing 'If YO\lr
Answers Is 10 be s\lpplled pursuanllo Pa,R.C,P. 4007.4.
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l. I'I~ijs~ pr<)dl'~~ ijny ~nd all dQ~ijment$ refm~d IQ Qr Idontll1ed 1/1 a/l$wor1nll the aeeQmpa/lylnll
InteHQllaWlos,
2, PI~as~ pNvlde Ihe eQmpl~lo e1alms 1110 port~lnlng IQ tho el~lm Qf Plall\tlff, Doris R, Myers, fQr
Irealmont of sovere maxillary and mandlbQliIr atrophy frQm January 1992tQ the prOU/lttlme, Ineludlng, but nQtllmlled
lQ, tho following:
A, AlIlnterQffleo memoran~a Qr other form of wrlne/l communlcallQn Qf any emplQyee
Qf D~fendanl rolatlngto lhe Initial pwcesslnll Qf the claim lIsle4 abQve when DefendanllllSt reeelved
said ~Ialm;
8, Alllnterofflce memoran~a or Qther form of written cQmmunlcatlQn Qf ill)y emplQyee
Qf Defendant rolatlngtQ the cQntlnued prQeesslng Qf the claim listed abQve;
C, All wrlnen communlCallQn between Defendant and any third party concerning the
processing, evaluation Qr handling of the elalm Iisled abQve;
[), ',' All wrllten eommunlcallQn between Plalntlfrs counsel and Defendant, Its Insured Qr
the attorney IlSslllned by you to handle the claim of the Insured:
E, Alllnvestlllatlve reporu concernlnll Plaintiffs underlying medical condition and the
claim listed above, and all written communication between Defendant and any third pany cQncernlnll
said claim;
F, Alllnterofflce meO)oran~a or other form of wrlnen communication from any employee
of Defendant concerning the handling or evaluation of lhe claim listed above;
0, AIi Investlllatlve reporu ofDefendant concerning Plalnllfrsclalm taken by or on behalf
of Defendant, relatlnlllo the proce.ulng, handllnll ~r evaluation of the claim listed above;
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H, i\1l11hQtQgrallhs, ml)II()n lllct\lres, or hmstlgative rellQrLI Qt Pefell~allt ~Ilmlllllll
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Plalmlff or Plahnlffs claim lallell by or on behalf of Pefe/l4a/ll nlallng IQ lho llrQcesslnll, ha,n~llnll
or eval\latlon of tbe claim IIsle4 abQve;
I. All Qlher wrhte/l dQcuments llertalnlnlllQ Ibe handllnll Qt $al~ claim In lbo PQssesslQn
Qf lMen4anl, I/lcludlnll, QUI nOI Iimlte4 IQ, BnY and all wrlllen denlills Qf CQverago, Qr nQles or
memQran4a documentinll Qral denials of coverage: and
J, ,'\11 me fQlders l)r me jac~els amI adjacem or relaled exhlbl~ folders III which any
dQcumenlS or other materials or Items described aQove are flied or maintained.
JOHN~ON, D\JFFUl, ST~Wi\RT \\ W~'DNflR '
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David W. De uCI!
AllQrney I.D. 141687
lQseph L. "1IChII'lIS
AlIorney 1.0. 16$m
3QI Markel Slreet
P.O. BOll 1()9
LemoY/lo, PA 17Q43~1()9
(717) 761-4$40
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Cll~IlHlRLANO COllNTY, PfJNNSYl. VANIA
NO, '/6-6996 CIVil. 'l'f:RM
CIVIL AC,T10N - )..AW
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TUl! TRA VIlLIlR$ INSlIRANGl2 COM/lANY
anu NATIONAL IlLl2VATOR INDlISTRY,
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O~f':nuants
fl{JJJ.NROQil TORIES TO Df;FENDANr. mE 'TN" Vf?l.Q1J$ INSl/.RANCECQ'r'fi4t!'t',
IN ..liD OF PRF.PARA TION OF qOMPf.AlNT
TO: Th~ Trav~l~rs Insuran~~ Company
I Tow~r S"uar~
Harlll)rd, CT 06183
;INlJ /VOW, this 3" uay of January, 1997.. Plaintiff, Porls R, Myers, serves upqn yqU wrlllen Interrqg~lorlqS
pursuant 10 Pa, R,C,P, No, >lOOS, Th~s~ Immogalorl~s are 10 be unsw~red In accordance Wllh the requlremenl.l of
Pa, R,C.P, No, 4006, particularly In regard to the Insertion of 31l1WerS in the spaces provided, Reference to eXlllnslc
matters anu alta~hments will not be consldereu compliance with Pa, R,C.P, No, 4006,
In a~~ordanc~ with Pa. R.C,P. No, 4002,1, these InterrogaloriCl.\ have not been l1Iw with the Court,
;t, 5T,IT8MENT OF TIlE NATURE OF T11E CAUSe OF ACTlON
This ~ause of action arises out of Pe(qnuants The Travelers Insurance Company and Nallonal Elevator Induslry,
Inc, 's denial of In~urance coverage for treatmenu r~latlng to the Plalnlift's severe maxillary and mandibular atrophy.
The Plaintiff was Insured under a policy of Insurance Issued to her husband, Darton Myers, who WiU an employee of
National E1qvalor fnul/my prior to his uealh,
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l. "/)~$Cribl, t/~w;p'iQfI" or similar wo,dsshall mean 10 ~lw a delallw narrallve dmrlpllon, IIlvlnll
all purtkulars knl)wn by you,
The~.e InterflJI!Uh)rle$ $hall he cl)nllrwd and 100erpreted In accordance with the Pennlylvanla Rill" l)f Civil
Pr,)eedure, Olher lerml used herein 5hall have Ihe same meanlnllll5 they have when IlSW In Ihe pleadllllls, Qr In I)lher
di,leowry rOlluesls where such lerms are denned, In addition, Ihe ,following wl)rds shall have Ihe fllllowlnjJ meanings:
2, "Doell"""," shall mean Ihe orllllnal or a copy of any wrluen, prlneed, lyped, or other IIraphlc /lIaUer
M any kind IIr nalure, IlIcludlnlllhose Ilenu Ihat are stored In a nl)n'graphlc form, but which can be
retrieved and Iransferrel! 10 a llraphlc form, alld any other similar lanlllble thlnll In YOIl, cllslody IIr
C()I\trul. When used with reference 10 an occurrence or evem, II shall Include any such malter which
evidences, memorializes or Nfers II) such I)ccurrence or evenl, .
), ''/tJ~ntlh'' or "Idfntilj" or similar words shall mean: with reference tQ a penon, 10 stale his name,
residence address, residence telephone number, presene occupatIon al)d/or business affillallon and
poslllon, business address and lelephQne num~er; with reference 10 any other enllty, to Slale Its name,
business or other purpose, address, telephone number and the Idenllly Qf any person Qr persons
assodaled with the enlllY who may have knowledge of malters related to the In5tant action; with
reference to a document, 10 slal~ Ihe narure and coneent of the document, the Idenlhy of the maller,
Ihe dale, If any, of Ihe document/ th.e orllllnal creation dale of the document, and the preaent
whereabl)uts of Ihe orllllnal of the documenl; and wllh reference to al\ object, to describe the object
and Identify 115 custodian,
4, "PI/'$Oll" shall mean any nalural p~rson, partnenhlp, corporation, or other busineu or Ilovernm~nl
emily and all present and (orm~r oft1cen, dlreclors, ogenes, ~mployeC5. allorneys, and others actlnll
,)r purponlrlllO oct on behalf or such nalural person, partnership, corporatIon, or other buslneu or
1l0vernm~1Il entity,
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pmalnhll! 10. or In any way "Illkally or faClually 'l)nn~ct~d Wllh lh~ mall~r rof~rr~'J to in th~
In10rfill!ah)ry,
6, ".~'Iall, ".\'//111 I/If 1I/1I/llIer I/{" I/r ''.')Iall !he hl/~/~" l)r similar wllrds shall m~an tl/ r~dtq, with
parlklllarily, In .Mall and In narrallv~ fashion all faclsknl,wnllr h~II~Wd by you to sUPlulrIthe subJ~"
slal~nwnt Ilr propositi,,", Indudlnll. bUI not limited 10; dates, times, places, th~ id~ntlty of p~lSQns .
or thlnl!s, and acts Ilr omissions,
7, "Treallllml" shall m~an medl,altr~atm~nt and r~habllltatlve servlc~s. Ineludlnll. bat not Ihl1lted to,
hospital, demal, surgical, psychiatric, psychological. osteopathic, ambulance, chiropractic, IIcell.\ed
physkallherapy, nursing servkds, vocational rehabilitation and occupational therapy. speech pat!1olo11Y
and audlolollY, optometric wvlc~s. medications, medical suppii~.s and prQsthetlc devices,
8, "rQlI" Qr "YQllr" shall mean th~ party to whom these Interrogatorl~s are address~d, and any pmons,
natural or oth~rwlse, acting on behalf or with the knowledge of such party.
C. INSTRUCTIONS
I, II' you claim any privilege notlO answer or respond as requ~sted, identify each matler to which you
claim th~ privilege, the nature of the privilege, and the legal and factual basis (or the claim of
privilege,
2, If a refusal to answer or respond Il.\ requested Is based on the Ilrounds that il is unreasonably
burdensome, Identify the number and nature of documents needed 10 be searched, the location of the
documents, and the number of person.houlS and COSIS required 10 conduct the search,
1 If you cannol answer or respond as requested In full, answer or respond to lhe extenl possible. and
specify the reasons for your Inability to an$w~r or respond fully,
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These InterrogMries are continuing In nature, and any Information secured subsequent to the I1l1ng
0( your Answers Is 10 be suppll~d pursuanllO Pa,R,C,P, 4007.4,
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merely derleal funellolls) Ihalln allY way Hr manner handle"'. ~vulualel/ Qr prl)ee~sel/ till unl/erlylns /Iwl/leal
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1\, TIN names aOlI a~~N~ses Ill' all panics,
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I1()Ml)w,all~ fl)r IrealmOJII$ rolallng 10 Mr$, MY~'$' maxillary an4 man41hijlar alrophy, fllf ~a~h IIral
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mal\lllhlllar alfllphy fllr Whl~p Yllll madQ paynwnl, FQI QU~h hillinll $lalOrnOnl '1r hm*e '~onllfy the rrqvl~er,
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Dav d W. Do uco
AttQrndY 1.0. #41687
lQseph L. Hitchinlls
Attorney I. 0, #6SSS 1
~O 1 Markel Slre~1
P.O. Box 109
Lenloyne, PA 17043-0109
(717) 761-4540
Attorneys for Plalmlff
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CUMll/lRl.ANP COUNTY, PlZNNSVl.VANIA
NO, ?6-ti??6 CIVIl. TURM
CIVIL ACTION .l.AW
PORIS R, MYI:mS,
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Tllll TRA VP.l.P.RS INSURANCP. COMPANY
~Il~ NATIONAl, P.l.EVATOR INPliSTRy,
INC.
P~f~nuan~
REQUEST FOR fROPUCTIONOf fJQCUMl$NT~
TO: T\le Trav.elers Insurance Company
1 Tower Square
Hartford, CT 06183
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AND NOW, this 3" day oflanuary, 1997, Plaintiff, Porls R. Myers, lJirough her under$lgned allorn~ys,
requests that you produce the docum~nls hereinafter spel)lt1ed alche offices of the un~el$lllned within thlny (30)daY$,
In accordance with 1'3, R.C,P, No, 400? and the terms and condlllons hereinafter set fonh:
,\. CONSTRUCTION
The$~ requesls shall be construed and Interpreted In accordance with Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure,
Other terms used herein shall have the same meanlnll as they have when used In the pleadlnllS, or In other discovery
requests where such terms are deQned, In addition, the followlnll words shall have the followlnll meanlnll:
I, "DQcum,m" shall mean tho orllllnal or a copy of any wrluen, printed, typed, or lither Ilraphlc mallet
of any kind or nature, Including those lIems that are stored In a non'llraphlc form, but which can be '
r~lrleved and lrallsferr~d to a graphiC form, and allY other similar talllllble thlllg In your custody or !
control, When used with reference to an occurrence or evenl, II shall Include any such maner, whkh
evidences, memorializes or refers 10 s\lch occurrence or evenl,
2, "Hila/lnt( /0" shall mean constituting, referring to, rellectlng, evidencing, memorializing, concerning,
pertaining to, or In any w~y loglc.lliy 01 factually conn~cted with Ih~ mailer referred to In the request,
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3, "1'mm",fII" shall m~an mq~lqllrealmqlll and rqh~billlallv~ mvl~es. In~ludlnl1. but nQt limite<! IQ,
hl)~pltal. dqnlal, ",rgleal, psy~hlalrl~, psy~h()louleal, I)$lqopalhl~, amhulan~Q. ~hlnlpra~tl~. ll~ensed
physlca11herapy, nuul!,g services, vo~allqnal rehabllllatl<ln and occupaIIQoall)Jqrupy, sllee~h pal)JqIQl1Y
and audh)llJUY, oplOm~lrl~ servl~es, melll~all()ns, me~l~al supplies and prQsll1ell~ devices.
4, ")'QU 1/ Qr "1QUr'/ shall mean the party 10 whum lhese request$ are ad<lressed, and ally penQN, /IalUrill
lJr l)lherwlse, aetingl)/l behalf Qr wllh lhq knowledge llf su~h party,
II. INSTRUCTIONS
I, This request 'neludes nm only dlJcumeOlS whleh are In the posmslQn of lhe pany IQ whQm this requU!
Is all<lressed, bUI do.:ume/lls 10 whl~b such pany has access or a right to ac~qu.
2, If YQU ~Ialm any prlvilqge nQIIQ answer Qr rqspond as requested, I<lentify each mailer 10 which you.
claim Ihe privilege, Ihe nalure of lhe privilege, and the legal and facNal basis fQr the ~Ialm of
privilege.
3, If a refusal 10 answer or respond a.s reque~ted Is ba.sed on the l1rounds that It Is unrea.sonably
burdensome, Identify the number an<l naNre of document$ needed to be searched, tho local Ion of the
document$. and the number of person.hQurs and ~ost$ required 10 condu~tthe sear~h.
4, If you cannol answer or respond a.s requesled In full, answer Qr resPQnd to the ex lent possible. and
specify lhe rea.sons for your Inability to answer or respond fully,
S, This request Is continuing In nalure, and any InformallQn secure" subsequent 10 the 11Ung of your
Answers Is to be supplied pursuanlto Pa.R,C,P, 4007.4.
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I, PI~f.I,j~ prp~ij~~ ~f1Y an<l all <l,)~ijm~fIls l'eferre4 tl) I)r Idenllllcd In answ~rlng l/lq a~~()mpanylog
IfIlerrogallJrlq6,
2, PI~a:le provide Ihq ~l)lIIplel~ ~Ialms lll~ pmalnlng II) Ihq ~Ialm Ilf Plaintiff, p.)rls R, Myers, for
trcatmeflll)f severe maxillary an<llllanJlhijlar alrl)phy from lalllWY 199211) Ih~ pr~wllllme, In.;lijdlng, bijt notllmlte<l
[I), Ihe follOWing:
A, All inlerortl~~ memoranda or l)lher fl)rm of wrlllen ~ommijnjcatl(Jn ()t' any empll)yeu
of Qefendant relallng to the Initial prp~esslng qf the claim listed abl)ve when Defendant flnt receiveq
~ald ~Ialm;
0, All Interl)fl1ce memoranda Q( other fl)rm of written cQmmijnlcatlQn of any employee
Qf D~f~nda,nt relallng to l/le cl)ntlnue<l proces$lng I)f the claim Il$te4 abl)ve;
C, All wrlllen commllnlcatlon between Defendant and any l/lird party concerning l/le
pro.;~sslng, eValijallon or handling of Ihe claim listed above;
D, All wrlllen cOJ)lmunlcallon between Plaintiffs cl)un~~l and Defendant, Its Insured or
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l/le allorney assigned by you 10 handle the claim I)f the insured;
E, All Investigative reports concerning Plaintiffs underlying medical condition and l/le
claim IIste4 above, and all written communication between Defendant and any third party concerning
said claim;
F, Alllnleroffice memoranda or other form of written communication from any employee
of Defendant concerning the handling or evaluation of l/le claim listed above;
0, All Investigative reports of Defendant concernln'g Plaintiffs claim taken by or on behalf
of Defendant, relating 10 the processing, handling or evaluation of l/le claim listed above;
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fJ, All phlJIl/llraphs. p11)llqn pICM~$, l)r Inwstlg~tiv~ repqm l)f Pefe"~~nt clJnwning
Plalmlff ur I'lalnllfrs cl~lm I~~en by or on behalf l)f Pefen<jant relallng II) Ihe prlJcmlnll, han<jllnll
Qr eVall/alhll1 ()f Ih~ claim listed abl)Ve;
J, AIII)lher wrlllcn <l1)Cl/menu perulnlnllll) the handling of said cl~lm in !,he pcmeull)o
l)f Pcfen<lanl, Includlnll, bUI nUl IImlrell IlJ, any an~ all wrlll~n <lenlals Qf coverage, or nOles or
meml)ran<la dqCUm~nllnll oral dcnl~ls of coverage; and
J, All 11I~ folders or 11I~ Jackets and a<lJacem Qr relaled exhibits fl)lders In which any
documenu Qr l)the, malerlals or ilems described ablJve are flied lJr maintained,
JOHNSON. DUFFIE, HEW ART & WEIDNER
IlY:
avl<l W, Pe uce -,
Allorney 1.0, #41687
Joseph 1., Hhchlnlls
AllQrney 1.0, #6SSS I
3Q I Markel Street
1':0. Bl)x 1Q9
1.emlJyne. PA 17043-0109
, (717) 761-4540 .
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GSP PQIHPING, SQIT~ 3QQ
Q~HNONT , CITY HINi ^V~~S
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ATTORfflilY FOR P~F~NP~
T"~ TRAV~H~RG INS~G~
GOMP1\N't
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TH~ TRAV~t~RS INaQRANC~ COMPANY ,
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GONMONW2^~T" OF
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GOUNTy OF CUMB2R~ANO
NO. 9li'li99li.CIVI~ TilRM
GIVI~ ACTION . ~AW
p~mC~PE TO FI~2 COMpLAIij!
TO TH2 PROTHONOTARY,
PleaQe enter a RUle u~on ~latnttff to ftle a Gom~laint
within 2Q daYQ hereof or _uffer the entry of a ~udgment of Non
Proll.
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GtilNN r. ROSilNBtUH, ilSQUIRil
Attorney for Pefendant
The TravelerQ Inllurance COmpany
RVJ.m TO rItE It. COMPLAINT
AND NOW, thill
a Rule ill hereby granted
...:.,Jr<'t d f /J. 1997
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upon plaintiff to file a Complaint
herein within 20 day. after .ervice hereof or .uffer the entry of
a JUQgment of Non Pro..
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GlJM13~.Rr.,f\NP COllNTY, p~NNSnVMlt1\
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TH~ TAAVF,t,/iJRS INS~MNC!11
COMPf\NV ano NATIONAl,
~r.,~V~TOR INP~STRY, INC.,
Pefenoants.
CIVIl, ACTION " t,AW
~OTICE OF FILINq NOTICE OF REMOVAL
TOI r.,aw~ence E. Welker, Prothonotary
Gumberlano County Cou~thoUse
1 Cou~thouse Square
Ca~lisle, PA l70l3-33e7
Pavio W. DeLuce, Esqui~e
Joseph r.,. Hitchings, Esquire
JOHNSON, PUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER
301 Market Street
p, O. 130x 109
r.,emoyne, PA 17043-0109
Pursuant to 28 U. S, C. U446 (d)" please be aovised that
a Notice of Removal of the above-re~erenceO matter has been filed
in the United State~ District Court for the Miodle District of .
Pennsylvania, A copy of the Notice of Removal is attached.
Section 1446(d) provides that the P~othonotary shall effect the
removal of the case and that the State court shall proceed no
further unless and until the case is remanded.
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MQca1 CounQel for Oef~ndan~ The
National E;levato~ ~nduQt~y
Health Senefit Plan
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O'DONOQHUi & O'DONOQHQB
4748 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
washington, P.c. 20016
phone I 202-362-0041
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KE; ETH M. OKNSON .
Goun~e1 for Defendan~ National
E;levator Industry Health Benefit
Plan
ALAn R. KqTNiR A ASSOC~ATES
Suite 300 GSB Building
City Line & Belmont Avenues
Bala Cynwyd, PA l~004
phone I 610-660-0600
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" GLENN F. ROSENBLUM
Counsel for Defendant Travelers
Insurance Company
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NND NOW, th;~ 4th d~y of Fep~uary, 1~~7, I, IRA H,
W~INaTOqK, ~~qu~r~, ~ooal Coun~el for the Defendant, The ~lev~tqr
):ndu~t);'y Helllth Benefit Ellan, herepy clil);'tify that I l!Jerv~d the
within '~OINT NOTIC~ Of R~~OVA~ py ~E'~NP~S NATION~ E~~ATQR
INDUSTRY H~A~TH Q~NEfIT P~AN ~ THE TRAVE~ERS INSURANC~ CONPANl
thi~ day Py depositin9 the same in the ~nited atate~ mail,
postage prepaid, in the post offiqe at Harrisburg, Elennsylvania,
addressed to:
By Fir~t Class Mail:
David W. oe~uGe, Ssquire
Joseph ~. Hitchings, Ssq~i);'e
JOHNaON, DUFFIE, STSWART ~ W~IDNER
301 Market St);'eet
El. O. Box 10~
~emoyne, ElA 17043-Q1Q~
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