Disability Claimant Failed To Exhaust Administrative Remedies, Panel Says

Mealey's (October 22, 2020, 11:16 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 21 affirmed a district court’s ruling that a disability claimant’s suit must be dismissed for failure to exhaust all administrative remedies because the claimant clearly failed to timely file an administrative appeal of the insurer’s termination of her long-term disability (LTD) benefits claim (Patricia D. White v. Anthem Life Insurance Co., No. 19-16954, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 33213)....