( April 1, 2026, 4:11 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Ruling in favor of a plaintiff with multiple sclerosis (MS) who received long-term disability (LTD) benefits for more than 11 years before they were terminated, a California federal judge concluded on de novo review that “the preponderance of the evidence shows that” the former national account sales manager “could not perform any gainful occupation that requires sedentary occupational demands because of physical symptoms of MS in his legs” at the time of the termination....