Termination Of LTD Benefits Was Abuse Of Discretion, Judge Says

(January 13, 2023, 11:05 AM EST) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A disability insurer’s termination of a claimant’s disability benefits was an abuse of discretion because the insurer gave more credit to the opinion of its own physician than to the claimant’s treating physicians without providing a reasonable explanation for doing so, a Minnesota federal judge said in granting the claimant’s motion for summary judgment and in denying the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....