In Re Charissa Schultz, Plaintiff v. Geico Casualty Company, Defendant.

Summary

The court made absolute its rule to show cause and held that GEICO could not compel Schultz to undergo a new independent medical examination to support its earlier decision concerning her insurance claim. The reasonableness of GEICO's coverage decision had to be evaluated using the information available when the decision was made, not newly created medical evidence obtained during litigation. The court also held that original-review jurisdiction was appropriate because the compelled examination implicated privacy interests that could not adequately be remedied on appeal.