5th Circuit Reverses Ruling, Says Claimant Is Owed LTD Benefits Per Policy Provision

Mealey's (June 4, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A disability claimant is owed long-term disability benefits because a preexisting condition provision did not apply as the claimant qualified for coverage pursuant to the policy’s transfer of insurance coverage provision, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said June 2 in reversing a district court’s ruling in favor of the disability insurer....