Insurer’s Termination Of Benefits Supported By Evidence, Judge Determines

Mealey's (November 2, 2020, 1:33 PM EST) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A disability insurer did not wrongfully terminate a disability claimant’s benefits after 17 years because the medical evidence, the claimant’s Facebook posts and the insurer’s investigative reports support the insurer’s conclusion that the claimant was no longer disabled from performing the duties of her own occupation, a California federal judge said Oct. 28 (Michele Reed McCoy v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 19-575, C.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 202032)....