Panel Says District Court Properly Entered Judgment For Disability Claimant

Mealey's (February 23, 2021, 12:18 PM EST) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 22 affirmed a district court’s ruling that a disability claimant is eligible for disability benefits because the term “active” as used in the disability plan at issue to describe a plan participant’s full-time employment is ambiguous and must be construed in the disability claimant’s favor....