( January 9, 2025, 3:52 PM EST) -- FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A disability insurer is not permitted to introduce any evidence gathered after the date on which a claimant’s long-term disability (LTD) benefits claim was deemed exhausted because the insurer failed to issue a decision of the claimant’s appeal within 45 days as required by regulations set forth by the U.S. Department of Labor, an Indiana federal judge said in granting the claimant’s motion to exclude evidence collected after the date on which the claim was deemed exhausted....