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In the Absence of a Showing of Possible Fraud, Income Tax Returns Not Discoverable

In an action alleging a breach of an insurance policy, defendant sought discovery of plaintiff’s income tax returns.  In affirming Supreme Court’s refusal to compel production of the returns, the Second Department explained:

Tax returns generally are not discoverable in the absence of a strong showing that the information is indispensable to a claim or defense and cannot be obtained from other sources …. Here, the defendants failed to make such a showing. Contrary to their contention, the defendants did not make a sufficiently strong showing to warrant disclosure of the plaintiff’s tax returns, such as indicia of fraud … . Katz v Castlepoint Ins Co, 2014 NY Slip Op 07128, 2nd Dept 10-22-14

 

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