Sufficient Medical Evidence Supported Termination Of LTD Benefits, Judge Says

Mealey's (May 27, 2020, 4:55 PM EDT) -- LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  — An Arkansas federal judge on May 21 determined that a disability insurer’s termination of benefits under a plan’s any-occupation standard was not an abuse of discretion because sufficient medical evidence supported the termination (Johnnie Crites v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., No. 19-98, E.D. Ark., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90422)....