District Court Correctly Found Disability Claimant Released Right To File Suit

Mealey's (February 25, 2021, 11:08 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A district court properly dismissed a disability claimant’s suit because the claimant released his right to file suit against the disability plan when he accepted a severance package and signed a release relinquishing his right to file suit against his former employer and its employee benefit programs, the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Feb. 23....