Denial Of STD Benefits Was Not Arbitrary, Capricious, Magistrate Judge Says

(January 12, 2024, 11:33 AM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A disability insurer reasonably weighed conflicting medical evidence regarding a claimant’s ability to work in her own occupation before denying her claim for short-term disability (STD) benefits, a Florida federal magistrate judge said in finding that the insurer’s denial of benefits was not arbitrary and capricious....