Plaintiff Forfeited Right To Seek Disability Benefits, 8th Circuit Panel Says

Mealey's (August 10, 2020, 11:32 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A district court properly determined that a plaintiff forfeited his right to seek disability benefits when he withdrew contributions from his pension plan because the pension plan clearly stated that a withdrawal of contributions would result in an ineligibility to seek disability benefits, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Aug. 7 (Herman Hampton v. Standard Insurance Co., No. 19-3501, 8th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 24921)....