( July 21, 2026, 1:28 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — On de novo review, an Illinois federal judge upheld termination of long-term disability (LTD) for a former Starbucks manager who has multiple sclerosis (MS), deciding that the manager “failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that she is unable to perform the duties of any gainful occupation for which she is reasonably fitted by education, training or experience.”...