Disability Insurer Reasonably Relied On Independent Physicians’ Opinions

(August 27, 2018, 1:44 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 23 reversed a district court’s ruling in favor of a disability claimant after determining that the insurer did not abuse its discretion in relying on the opinions of two independent medical reviewers when it denied the claim for benefits (Damon Zaeske v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 17-2496, 8th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 23768)....

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