High Court Denies Review Of Claimant’s Petition On Any-Occupation Standard

Mealey's (October 7, 2019, 12:23 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7 denied a disability claimant’s petition for writ of certiorari, refusing to consider the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ finding that a district court properly remanded a claim for long-term disability (LTD) benefits to determine whether benefits are available under a plan’s any-occupation standard (Thomas P. Kelly Jr. v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 19-146, U.S. Sup.)....