Statutory Penalties Not Available For Failure To Produce Disability Claim File

Mealey's (February 5, 2021, 10:01 AM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio federal judge on Feb. 3 granted motions for judgment on the pleadings filed by a disability insurer and disability plan administrator on a claim seeking statutory penalties after determining that an administrative claim file does not fall into any of the document types required to be produced under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ....