Evidence Supports Finding That Claimant Was Not Disabled From Own Occupation

Mealey's (February 26, 2019, 1:36 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge on Feb. 21 granted a disability insurer’s motion for summary judgment after determining that the insurer did not abuse its discretion in finding that the claimant was not disabled from performing the duties of her own occupation as an attorney because the objective medical evidence clearly supports the insurer’s finding (Anne Wittmann v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 17-9501, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27510)....