( May 21, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Urging the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to affirm denial of long-term disability (LTD) benefits for a corporate finance attorney who claimed that she became unable to do her job after her vehicle was rear-ended at a traffic light, the LTD insurer argued that the trial court’s ruling was correct and noted that the judge said he would have reached the same result even under the de novo review that the claimant contends was required....