Benefits Reinstated; Substantial Evidence Supports Disability, Judge Says

Mealey's (August 6, 2020, 3:10 PM EDT) -- NEW BERN, N.C. — A disability insurer is entitled to long-term disability (LTD) benefits under her employer's plan because the decision to deny the claim was not supported by substantial evidence, a North Carolina federal judge said Aug. 5 (Lisa McKinnon v. Duke University, No. 19-205, E.D. N.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139162)....