Disability Insurer Conducted Full, Fair Review, Judge Says Following Bench Trial

(December 6, 2018, 3:30 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — Following a bench trial in a short-term disability (STD) benefits dispute, a California federal judge on Nov. 26 granted judgment in favor of the disability insurer after determining that the insurer conducted a full and fair review of the disability claim and did not abuse its discretion in denying the claim for benefits (Yvette Williby v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., No. 14-4203, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201708)....