9th Circuit Says Plan Did Not Abuse Discretion In Terminating Disability Benefits

Mealey's (April 16, 2020, 12:34 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The termination of pension disability benefits was not an abuse of discretion because the disability claimant failed to provide the plan administrator with the requested medical records needed to review the disability claim, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal said April 15 (Vanmark Strickland v. AT&T Pension Benefit Plan, No. 18-15336, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 11897)....