High Court Denies Disability Claimant’s Petition On ‘Regular Occupation’ Ruling

Mealey's (October 7, 2019, 11:32 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7 refused to review the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling in favor of a disability insurer on the insurer’s interpretation of the term “regular occupation” (Juanita Nichols v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., No. 19-242, U.S. Sup.)....