Disability Claimant’s Amended Complaint Dismissed For Failure To File Appeal

Mealey's (February 3, 2021, 12:50 PM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on Feb. 2 granted a disability insurer’s motion to dismiss a disability claimant’s amended complaint after determining that the claimant failed to exhaust all administrative remedies and that the claimant’s letter to the insurer cannot be considered an administrative appeal because it was not filed within 180 days of the insurer’s termination of benefits....