Disability Claimant Entitled To LTD Benefits, But Bad Faith Claim Fails, Judge Says

Mealey's (January 11, 2023, 10:03 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — A disability claimant met his burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that he is disabled from performing the duties of his own occupation as a trial lawyer; however, the claimant failed to show that the disability insurer acted in bad faith in denying his claim for long-term disability (LTD) benefits, a Washington federal judge said....