Disability Claimant Does Not Have Standing To File Suit Against Insurer

(May 8, 2018, 3:56 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on May 7 granted a disability insurer’s motion for summary judgment after determining that the claimant does not have standing to bring suit against the insurer because she was actually not a participant in the long-term disability plan (Brenda Spies v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 17-2012, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76987)....