Disability Claimant’s 2nd Suit Not Barred By Res Judicata, Panel Majority Says

( January 23, 2024, 1:12 PM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A disability claimant’s suit seeking long-term disability (LTD) benefits is not barred by the doctrine of res judicata because the claim pertaining to the denial of the claimant’s LTD benefits had not accrued when the claimant filed her first suit, the majority of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Jan. 22 in reversing a district court’s ruling in favor of the disability insurer....