Judge Allows Disability Insurer To Stay A Portion Of Judgment Reinstating Benefits

(August 2, 2022, 9:43 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge on July 25 granted a disability insurer’s motion to stay a portion of a judgment reinstating a claimant’s past long-term disability (LTD) benefits upon the posting of a bond while the insurer’s appeals the judgment but denied the insurer’s motion to stay the portion of the judgment ordering the insurer to pay ongoing LTD benefits because the portion of the judgment related to the ongoing benefits qualifies as injunctive relief that is not subject to an automatic stay....