Disability Claimant Capable Of Performing Sedentary Work, Judge Determines

Mealey's (May 14, 2018, 1:30 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on May 11 determined that a disability insurer properly denied a claimant long-term disability benefits under a plan’s any-occupation standard because the evidence supports the insurer’s finding that the claimant was capable of performing sedentary work (Dave Nagy v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-5309, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80278)....