Judge Adopts Recommendation To Grant Judgment In Favor Of Disability Insurer

(July 8, 2022, 12:06 AM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on June 23 adopted a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation to grant summary judgment in favor of a disability insurer, agreeing with the magistrate judge that the insurer’s decision to deny a claim for long-term disability (LTD) benefits and to terminate a claim for short-term disability (STD) benefits was not arbitrary and capricious and was supported by the evidence in the administrative record....