Panel Affirms Finding In Favor Of Disability Plan, Says No Abuse Of Discretion

Mealey's (August 23, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A district court properly found that a disability claims administrator did not abuse its discretion in terminating a claimant’s long-term disability (LTD) benefits under the plan’s total disability standard because substantial evidence supported the termination of benefits and the term “any compensable employment,” as defined in the plan, was properly interpreted, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Aug. 20....