Default Judgment Entered Against Disability Claimant For Failure To Repay Plan

(September 6, 2024, 7:56 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A plan administrator is entitled to default judgment on a breach of fiduciary duty claim alleged against a disability claimant who failed to reimburse the long-term disability (LTD) plan for the overpayment of benefits following the claimant’s award of Social Security disability benefits because the claimant failed to respond to the plan administrator’s suit and breached his fiduciary duty by not repaying the plan as required by the plan’s terms, an Ohio federal judge said....