Substantial Evidence Supports Termination Of Disability Benefits, Appeals Panel Says

(June 19, 2017, 12:04 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 14 affirmed a district court’s ruling that a disability insurer did not abuse its discretion in terminating a claimant’s long-term disability benefits because there is substantial evidence supporting the insurer’s termination of benefits (Lashondra Davis v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., No. 16-10895, 5th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 10576)....