Federal Judge Says Disability Claimant’s Suit Is Barred By Res Judicata

Mealey's (August 9, 2019, 11:47 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A disability claimant’s suit seeking long-term disability (LTD) benefits must be dismissed because the LTD claim was disposed of in a prior lawsuit filed by the claimant against the disability insurer, a California federal judge said Aug. 7 (Yvette Williby v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., No. 18-10639, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133814)....