Panel Finds No Error In Decision To Terminate Partial Disability Benefits

Mealey's (March 29, 2018, 1:36 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 28 agreed with a district court that a disability insurer’s decision to terminate a claimant’s partial disability benefits was reasonable because the insurer worked with the claimant when prorating the claimant’s quarterly bonus and the claimant did not object to the method used by the insurer to prorate the bonus (Frederick Sutherland v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, No. 17-1293, 4th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 7761)....