Disability Insurer Must Produce Documents Related To Training Guidelines

Mealey's (October 26, 2020, 12:11 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A disability insurer must produce documents pertaining to its training guidelines that are applicable to the denial of a disability claimant’s long-term disability (LTD) benefits claim, a New York federal judge said Oct. 21 in partially granting the claimant’s motion to compel (David Smith v. First Unum Life Insurance, et al., No. 19-298, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196394)....