Federal Judge Dismisses Third-Party Administrator From Disability Benefits Suit

Mealey's (April 6, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal judge on April 4 dismissed a third-party administrator from a disability claimant’s suit seeking benefits because the third-party administrator did not exercise final authority over disputed claims (Kimberly Lash v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-235, E.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51029)....