Claimant’s Suit Was Timely Filed, California Federal Judge Says

(February 16, 2017, 8:24 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A disability claimant’s suit alleging wrongful termination of benefits was timely filed, a California federal judge said Feb. 13 after determining that the plan’s three-year limitations period did not begin to run until after the 180-day deadline to appeal the termination of benefits ended (Nancy Hart v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America, No. 15-5392, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20198)....