Disability Insurer Must Reimburse Claimant For Amount Of Offset Benefits

Mealey's (January 31, 2018, 4:20 PM EST) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — A Montana federal judge on Jan. 30 reinstated a disability claimant’s long-term disability benefits and ordered the disability insurer to reimburse the claimant for the amount offset by the insurer after determining that a settlement received by the claimant was not subject to offset because the settlement was not for the same disability for which the claimant was receiving disability benefits (Dawn Rustad-Link v. Providence Health and Services, et al., No. 16-136, D. Mont., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14928)....