5th Circuit Says 1-Year Statute Of Limitations Bars Disability Claimant’s Suit

Mealey's (December 18, 2017, 8:13 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 14 affirmed a district court’s ruling that a disability claimant’s suit is barred under Louisiana’s applicable one-year statute of limitations because the suit was not filed within a year after the claimant requested plan documents from the plan administrator (Todd M. Babin v. Quality Energy Services Inc., No. 17-30059, 5th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 25275)....