Arbitrary, Capricious Standard Of Review Applies, Kentucky Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (October 14, 2019, 12:47 PM EDT) -- LEXINGTON, Ky. — An arbitrary and capricious standard of review must be applied in a disability suit because the disability plan clearly provided the insurer with discretionary authority, a Kentucky federal judge said Oct. 11 (Jennifer Lee Smith v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co., No. 19-61, E.D. Ky., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176874)....