Disability Insurer’s Reliance On Mental Health Limitation Was In Error, Judge Says

Mealey's (April 6, 2017, 2:24 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Because a disability claimant established that his disability was caused by brain damage and not depression and anxiety, a disability insurer’s reliance on the plan’s mental illness limitation to terminate his benefits was in error, a California federal judge said March 27 (John Doe v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, et al., 15-04089, C.D. Calif.. 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45774)....