Claimant Entitled To LTD Benefits For West Nile Virus, Judge Says

Mealey's (July 31, 2018, 12:18 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A disability claimant is entitled to past and future long-term disability benefits because the insurer’s termination of benefits was an abuse of discretion because the weight of the evidence supported a finding that the claimant was disabled as a result of West Nile virus, a Colorado federal judge said July 26 (Michael J. Paquin v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, No. 16-02142, D. Colo., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125231)....