Disability Insurer Erred In Finding Claimant Could Work In Own Occupation, Judge Says

LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on Dec. 21 determined that a disability insurer erred in denying a claim for long-term disability benefits under the plan's own-occupation standard because the description of the claimant's position as an assistant news editor in the Department of Labor's Dictionary of Occupational Titles is outdated and does not accurately describe the duties of the claimant's position (Kenneth Popovich v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 15-9791, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210427).
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