Defendants Prevail In Suit Over STD, LTD Benefits; Notice Ruled Insufficient

( April 24, 2025, 9:21 AM EDT) -- HARRISONBURG, Va. — Resolving three motions in favor of the defendants, a Virginia federal judge upheld denial of short-term disability (STD) benefits on the basis that the plan administrator “engaged in principled and reasoned decision-making while considering sufficient evidence,” also ruling that the claimant didn’t exhaust administrative remedies as to long-term disability (LTD) benefits and is now time-barred from doing so....