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Termination Of Disability Benefits Was Proper; Claimant Failed To Provide Information
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky federal judge on March 20 denied a disability claimant's motion for judgment on the administrative record after determining that the disability insurer conducted a full and fair review and that the insurer was entitled to terminate the claimant's benefits after the claimant failed to comply with its request for additional information (Emmanuel J. Quarles v. Hartford Life& Accident Insurance Co., No. 15-372, W.D. Ky., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45908). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Panel Affirms Disability Plan's Denial Of Benefits; Decision Was Reasonable
CHICAGO - The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 14 affirmed a district court's finding that a disability plan's denial of a claim for disability benefits was reasonable based on the medical evidence and the plan's use of outside medical experts to evaluate the claim (Joseph Reinwand v. National Electrical Benefit Fund, et al., No. 18-2601, 7th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 7492). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Reconsideration Denied; Ruling In Disability Insurer's Favor Stands
PHOENIX - Reconsideration of a ruling that a disability insurer did not breach its contract or act in bad faith by denying a claim for benefits is not warranted, an Arizona federal judge said March 25 in rejecting the claimant's argument that reconsideration is justified because the disability insurer did not accurately state the disability onset date (Cynthia Cheney v. United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, et al., No. 17-0004, D. Ariz., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14742). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Denial Of Short-Term Disability Benefits Was Not An Abuse Of Discretion
GREENSBORO, N.C. - A disability plan claims administrator did not abuse its discretion in denying a claimant's short-term disability (STD) benefits claim, a North Carolina federal judge said March 28 after determining that the claims administrator's decision was supported by substantial evidence (Eric Jones v. Charter Communications Short Term Disability Plan, No. 17-863, M.D. N.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52345). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Denial Of STD Claim Was Not Unreasonable, Missouri Federal Judge Determines
ST. LOUIS - The denial of a claim for short-term disability (STD) benefits was not unreasonable based on the evidence in the administrative record and based on the fact that the claimant's treating physicians could not reach a consensus regarding the claimant's functional capacity, a Missouri federal judge said March 14 (Jacqueline E. Presi v. Ascension Health Alliance, et al., No. 16-1857, E.D. Mo., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41369). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Disability Claimant Entitled To Increased Monthly Benefits Under Plan, Panel Says
DENVER - A disability insurer incorrectly classified a disability claimant's employment position with a pharmaceutical company, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said April 2 after determining that the evidence supports a district court's conclusion that the claimant's position qualified as a sales position under the plan, entitling the claimant to an increased amount of monthly disability benefits (Lou Hodges v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 18-1279, 10th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 9601). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Panel Denies Request To Supplement Record In Disability Benefits Suit
SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 12 denied a disability claimant's motion to supplement the record on appeal with documents from her Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim because the Social Security Administration's (SSA) award of benefits was based on a different definition of disability than the "any occupation" definition relied on by the plan (Alice McBurnie v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 17-55915, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 7254). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Termination Of LTD Benefits Not Arbitrary, Capricious, Magistrate Judge Says
PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge on March 15 recommended denying a disability claimant's motion for summary judgment and granting the defendants' motion for summary judgment because the decision to terminate the claimant's disability benefits was not arbitrary and capricious (Gregory Addington v. Senior Vice President Human Resources Consol Energy Inc. et al., No. 17-444, W.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43830). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Judge Says Termination Of Disability Benefits Was Not Arbitrary, Capricious
PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania federal judge on March 12 determined that a disability insurer's termination of benefits was not arbitrary and capricious because the medical evidence supports the insurer's finding that the claimant was not totally disabled from any occupation under the terms of the policy (Diane M. Litvinuk-Roach v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., No. 18-276, W.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38943). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Termination Of Disability Benefits Was Not Arbitrary And Capricious, Judge Says
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A disability insurer's termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits was not arbitrary and capricious because the medical evidence supports the insurer's conclusion that the claimant is not disabled from working in any gainful occupation, a Georgia federal judge said March 18 (Michelle Lord v. American General Life Insurance Company of Delaware, No. 17-167, S.D. Ga., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43992). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Termination Of LTD Benefits Was Not Abuse Of Discretion, Maryland Federal Judge Says
BALTIMORE - A disability insurer's termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits was not an abuse of discretion, a Maryland federal judge said March 25, noting that substantial evidence supported the insurer's termination (Rosalyn Irving v. The Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 17-3206, D. Md., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49261). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Federal Judge Says Bench Trial Is Necessary To Resolve Disability Benefits Dispute
BALTIMORE - A Maryland federal judge on March 12 denied motions for summary judgment filed by both the plaintiff and defendant after determining that a bench trial is necessary before deciding whether a disability claimant is owed long-term disability (LTD) benefits under the plan's any-occupation standard (Pamela Mantica v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 18-0632, D. Md., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40007). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Termination Of LTD Benefits Was Arbitrary, Capricious, Judge Concludes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A disability insurer's termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits was arbitrary and capricious because the insurer improperly ignored favorable evidence submitted by the claimant's treating physicians and selectively reviewed the medical evidence, a Michigan federal judge said March 20 (Christopher Carr v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 17-14101, E.D. Mich., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45421). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Ample Evidence Supports Denial Of LTD Benefits Under Any-Occupation Standard
SAN FRANCISCO - A district court did not err in finding that a disability insurer's denial of disability benefits under a plan's any-occupation standard was justified because ample evidence in the record supports the insurer's determination, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said March 15 (Susan Beach v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 17-16492, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 7817). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Termination Of Disability Benefits Was Improper Based On Claimant's Restrictions
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A disability insurer's termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits was improper because the evidence shows that the claimant could not type for more than 60 minutes a day and her usual occupation required five to six hours of typing per day, a California federal judge said March 11 in entering judgment in favor of the claimant (Jennett Harlow v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-2091, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40890). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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