5th Circuit Panel Reverses, Remands Ruling On Any-Occupation Benefits

Mealey's (October 6, 2021, 1:28 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 5 reversed a district court’s ruling that a disability insurer waived its right to contest an award of disability benefits under the plan’s any-occupation standard because the insurer’s determination that the claimant’s disability was subject to a plan limitation made an analysis of whether any-occupation benefits were owed unnecessary....