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WHYTE v. CONNECTICUT MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

Nos. 86-1295, 86-1296.

818 F.2d 1005 (1987)

Ursula C. WHYTE, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellant. Ursula C. WHYTE, a/k/a Wendy Whyte, as Trustee of the S. William Whyte Revocable Trust, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 11, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Beaudry and Pamela Rollins with whom Ely, King, Corcoran, Milstein & Beaudry, Springfield, Mass., were on brief, for Connecticut Mut. Life Ins. Co.

John C. Sikorski with whom Robinson, Donovan, Madden & Barry, P.C., Springfield, Mass., was on brief, for Ursula C. Whyte.

George W. Marion with whom Philip J. Tarpey, Jr. and Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, Springfield, Mass., were on brief, for Charles A. Bergeron.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, WISDOM and ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises two issues: the first involves the scope and validity of federal regulations limiting the disclosure of hospital records relating to treatment for alcoholism and the second involves the application of Massachusetts statutes providing a civil cause of action to persons injured as a result of unfair practices in claim settlements by insurance companies. We conclude that the district court properly applied the federal...

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