Disability Insurer Properly Considered Federal Benefits In Calculation Of LTD Benefits

Mealey's (March 5, 2020, 11:58 AM EST) -- CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.  — A federal judge in New York on Feb. 26 adopted a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation that a disability insurer’s motion for summary judgment be granted after determining that the insurer properly considered federal disability benefits in calculating a claimant’s monthly long-term disability (LTD) benefits (Jason Brand v. Narco Freedom Inc., et al., No. 15-5021, E.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32078)....