Denial Of LTD Benefits Supported By Medical Evidence, New York Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (May 6, 2020, 4:44 PM EDT) -- ALBANY, N.Y. — A disability insurer’s denial of long-term disability (LTD) benefits based on its conclusion that the claimant is not disabled from performing the duties of his own occupation is supported by the medical evidence, a New York federal judge said May 5 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment (Lucien Catania v. First Unum Life Insurance Co., No. 19-133, N.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78681)....