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Disability Claimant Says LTD Benefits Were Wrongfully Terminated Under ERISA
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - In a May 6 complaint filed in Rhode Island federal court, a disability claimant who was employed by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation as a casino dealer in Connecticut alleges that the Tribal Nation and its disability insurer violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act when they terminated her long-term disability (LTD) benefits (Nubia Mazzarese v. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, et al., No. 19-260, D. R.I.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Federal Magistrate Judge Says Denial Of Benefits Was Not Abuse Of Discretion
ST. LOUIS - A Missouri federal magistrate judge on May 7 upheld a disability plan's decision to deny a claimant's long-term disability benefits after determining that the plan's decision was reasonable and supported by substantial evidence (Harry DaPron v. Spire Inc. Retirement Plans Committee, No. 17-2671, E.D. Mo., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76828). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Disability Claimant Was Employee Of Company; Benefits Wrongfully Denied
SALT LAKE CITY - A disability insurer wrongfully denied a claim for long-term disability benefits because the claimant was still considered an employee of the company when his disability arose, a Utah federal judge said April 29 in finding that the insurer incorrectly determined that the employee was no longer insured under the company's disability plan (David G. Carlile v. Reliance Standard Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-1049, D. Utah, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72687). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Denial Of Disability Benefits Was Not Abuse Of Discretion, Oregon Federal Judge Says
PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon federal judge on April 29 granted a disability insurer's motion for summary judgment after determining that the insurer did not abuse its discretion in denying a claim for long-term disability (LTD) benefits because the insurer's decision was not unreasonable based on the evidence (Alison Gary v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 17-1414, D. Ore., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71740). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Evidence Supports Finding That Claimant Is Disabled From Any Occupation
DETROIT - A disability claimant's benefits must be reinstated because the evidence supports a finding that the claimant is not capable of performing the duties of any occupation, a Michigan federal judge said April 10 (Carianne DeRoo v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 18-11216, E.D. Mich., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61531). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Termination Of LTD Benefits Reasonable Based On Evidence, Panel Says
PHILADELPHIA - The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 25 affirmed a district court's summary judgment ruling in favor of a disability insurer after determining that the insurer's termination of long-term disability benefits was reasonable based on the evidence considered by the insurer (Kenneth Baker v. Sun Life and Health Insurance Co., No. 17-2048, 3rd Cir.; 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 12415). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Bench Trial To Be Held In Long-Term Disability Benefits Dispute
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A New York federal judge on April 5 adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation that a bench trial be scheduled in a disability benefits dispute because issues of fact exist regarding the claimant's ability to perform the duties of his own occupation (Farooq Khan v. Provident Life& Accident Co., No. 15-811, W.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59204). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Jury Verdict In Favor Of Disability Claimant Supported By Evidence
DENVER - A Colorado federal judge on April 26 denied a disability insurer's renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law after determining that a jury's verdict in favor of the disability claimant was supported by the evidence presented at trial (Brenda Sandoval v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 17-644, D. Colo., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70891). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Disability Claimant Denied Full, Fair Review, Arkansas Federal Judge Determines
FORT SMITH, Ark. - An Arkansas federal judge on April 9 determined that a disability claimant was deprived of a full and fair review of her disability claim because the plan administrator failed to identify and consider the material duties of the claimant's occupation (Dinora Reyes v. USAble Life, et al., No. 18-2075, W.D. Ark., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61002). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Long-Term Disability Benefits Must Be Reinstated, Federal Magistrate Judge Says
PORTLAND, Ore. - A disability claimant's long-term disability (LTD) benefits must be reinstated because the claimant is clearly disabled from performing the duties of her own occupation as an attorney, an Oregon federal magistrate judge said May 7 (Bethany Coleman-Fire v. Standard Insurance Co., No.18-180, D. Ore., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76726). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Substantial Evidence Supports Disability Insurer's Termination Of Benefits
NEW ORLEANS - A disability insurer did not abuse its discretion in terminating a claimant's long-term disability (LTD) benefits because substantial evidence supported the insurer's finding that the claimant was not disabled from her own occupation as an attorney as a result of migraine headaches, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said April 4 (Amanda C. Foster v. Principal Life Insurance Co., No. 17-30997, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 9946). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Claimant Not Disabled From Regular Occupation, 5th Circuit Panel Says
NEW ORLEANS - A district court did not err in granting a disability insurer's motion for summary judgment because the insurer properly denied a claim for long-term disability benefits under the policy, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said April 26 in noting that the claimant is not disabled from his regular occupation (Deo G. Shanker v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co., No. 18-20616, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 12555). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Disability Plan Clearly Required Evidence Of Good Health, Judge Says
GULFPORT, Miss. - Reconsideration of the denial of a disability claimant's motion for summary judgment is not warranted because the disability plan clearly requires applicants to provide evidence of good health to obtain coverage if they failed to enroll in the disability plan within 31 days of eligibility, a Mississippi federal judge said March 11 in denying the disability claimant's motion for reconsideration (Jason Ward v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., No. 17-331, S.D. Miss., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38196). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Disability Insurer's Denial Of Benefits Was Not Abuse Of Discretion, Judge Says
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A disability insurer did not abuse its discretion in denying a long-term disability (LTD) benefits claim because the insurer considered all of the medical evidence and consulted with two physicians before denying the claim, a West Virginia federal judge said March 27 (Genka Popov v. University Physicians& Surgeons Inc. Long Term Disability Plan, et al., No. 18-296, S.D. W.Va., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51685). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Disability Claimant Permitted To Allege Breach Of Contract Claim Under Alabama Law
INDIANAPOLIS - A disability claimant is permitted to file an amended complaint to allege a breach of contract claim under Alabama law against a disability income insurer, an Indiana federal judge said March 28 after determining that Alabama law must be applied to the disability benefits dispute (Chad E. Mathis, M.D. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., a/k/a MetLife, et al., No. 18-1893, S.D. Ind., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52703). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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