Disability Income Insurer Did Not Breach Contract, Act In Bad Faith, Judge Says

(June 23, 2023, 9:35 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A disability income insurer did not breach its contract or act in bad faith in denying an insured ophthalmologist’s claim for total disability benefits because the insured’s inability to perform surgery does not render him totally disabled in his occupation as he is still able to see patients, a New Jersey federal judge said in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment and denying the insured’s motion for summary judgment....