Disability Insurer Incorrectly Calculated First Day Of Disability, Judge Concludes

Mealey's (December 12, 2019, 12:41 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Dec. 10 granted a disability claimant’s motion for summary judgment after determining that the disability insurer incorrectly calculated the claimant’s first day of disability and the salary on which his long-term disability (LTD) benefits should be based (Harlan Ten Pas v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., No. 18-3694, N.D. Ill., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212284)....