Disability Benefits Ruling Modified To Correct End Date Of Benefits Owed

Mealey's (November 12, 2020, 8:46 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on Nov. 9 granted a stipulation to modify a ruling entered in favor of a disability claimant because the ruling failed to account for the disability plan’s 60-day waiting period in the calculation of the end date on which long-term disability (LTD) benefits must be paid (Joel Groch v. Dearborn National Life Insurance Co., No. 18-6614, C.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 209570)....