Judge Says Jury Instruction On Disability Insurers’ Burden Of Proof Is Allowed

(March 9, 2022, 10:53 AM EST) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on Feb. 23 granted a disability claimant’s motion to include a jury instruction stating that defendant disability insurers carry the burden of proving the claimant’s disability under Florida law because the insurers terminated the claimant’s benefits....