A lawyer who passed the bar exam and co-founded a law firm during the period he claimed to be totally disabled lost his lawsuit seeking additional disability benefits from Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.
Reliance acted reasonably in cutting off the lawyer’s disability benefits after two years, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held Feb. 28. Reliance said no further benefits were payable because the lawyer was capable of performing some occupations, and the Third Circuit agreed.
The disability plan in question provided two years’ worth of benefits for people whose medical conditions make them unable to ...
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