9th Circuit Reverses, Remands Denial Of Benefits For Woman With MS, Fatigue

Mealey's (March 1, 2018, 10:00 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A woman proved that her multiple sclerosis (MS) caused debilitating fatigue, rendering her totally disabled under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 13, reversing and remanding a federal court’s conclusion that Aetna Life Insurance Co. properly denied benefits (Margueritte Kibel v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, No. 16-56169, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3367)....