LTD Benefits Must Be Reinstated, New York Federal Judge Determines

Mealey's (January 11, 2019, 1:08 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A disability claimant’s long-term disability (LTD) benefits must be reinstated because the claimant met her burden of proving that she is disabled from performing the duties of any occupation, a New York federal judge said Dec. 11 in granting the claimant’s motion for judgment on the administrative record (Christine Thoma v. The Fox Long Term Disability Plan, et al., No. 17-4389, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 209077)....