( January 15, 2026, 3:35 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — Briefly upholding the trial court’s decision to use the arbitrary and capricious review standard in a long-term disability (LTD) benefits case, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said in a Jan. 15 nonprecedential summary order that it affirmed the ruling for the reasons given in the lower court’s “detailed opinion and order.”...