( April 16, 2026, 8:52 AM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Finding in part that the defendants “abused their discretion by ignoring all the evidence provided by Plaintiff’s treating physicians,” a California federal magistrate judge issued a mixed ruling in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit filed by a former software engineer who challenged the termination of his benefits under two short-term disability (STD) plans and argued that he was also entitled to long-term disability (LTD) benefits....