No Additional Benefits Owed Under STD Policy, California Federal Judge Determines

Mealey's (May 18, 2020, 1:14 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A disability claimant is not entitled to additional benefits under a short-term disability (STD) policy because the claimant already received the maximum amount of benefits available under the STD policy, a California federal judge said May 15 (Ralph F. Hints v. American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus, No. 19-3764, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86079)....