Opinion ID: 1728723
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Form letter evidence

Text: PAM offered evidence that its employees received objectionable termination of coverage notices from BCBS. BCBS offered into evidence a form letter which it typically sent to relay such a notice. It was rejected by the Trial Court upon an irrelevancy objection by PAM. During the trial, BCBS's attorney attempted to lay the foundation for the introduction of this letter with the testimony of Steve Daugherty. Mr. Daugherty was unable to say that the letter being offered in evidence was one sent to PAM employees. He testified the letter was exemplary of one sent to persons whose claims were being suspended. He testified, on voir dire, that he was not sure the form letter was the letter which was sent to PAM's employees. The Trial Court ruled that this foundation was insufficient. Again, we cannot hold that the Trial Court abused its discretion in rejecting this evidence.