Choice-Of-Law Ruling Issued In Disability Insurance Suit In Federal Court

( March 3, 2025, 9:01 AM EST) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Granting an insurer’s motion for partial judgment on the pleadings in a suit challenging the discontinuation of long-term disability (LTD) benefits, a Connecticut federal judge ruled that the “tort, equity, and contract claims under the common law are not governed by California law” and that three California and North Carolina statutory claims fail as a matter of law....