Disability Insurer Wrongfully Denied Benefits To Nurse Who Was Addicted To Fentanyl

Mealey's (April 7, 2021, 10:29 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A district court properly found that a disability insurer abused its discretion in denying claims for short-term disability and long-term disability benefits because no reasonable person could conclude that the claimant, a nurse anesthetist who was addicted to fentanyl, was able to safely administer anesthesia to patients, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said April 5....