Panel Affirms Disability Plan’s Denial Of Benefits; Decision Was Reasonable

Mealey's (March 18, 2019, 12:12 PM EDT) -- 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)....