Additional Discovery Will Not Benefit Court In Review Of Termination Of Benefits

Mealey's (November 6, 2020, 9:42 AM EST) -- PHOENIX — Additional discovery in a disability benefits dispute is not warranted because additional discovery will not aid the court in its de novo review of the disability insurer’s decision to terminate the claimant’s benefits under the plan’s any-occupation standard, an Arizona federal judge said Oct. 21 (Sherry Hasslacher v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 19-5272, D. Ariz., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201190)....