Florida Federal Judge Upholds ‘Any Occupation’ LTD Benefits Termination

( December 15, 2025, 8:37 AM EST) -- MIAMI — Finding that it was not arbitrary and capricious for the claim administrator of a long-term disability (LTD) plan to determine that a former software engineer “with a history of chronic back pain and lumbar degenerative disease” was not disabled under an “any occupation” definition, a Florida federal judge upheld termination of the benefit....