Judge Finds Triable Issue On Whether Probe Of LTD Benefits Claim Was Reasonable

( June 17, 2026, 11:11 AM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Focusing on a claim for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and saying in part that “a finder of fact could draw contradictory inferences regarding the reasonableness of” the investigation, a California federal judge denied cross-motions for summary judgment in a suit over termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits for a claimant whose diagnoses include postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and fibromyalgia....