Joshua Bachrach (Partner-Philadelphia, PA) prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in an ERISA disability lawsuit seeking short- and long-term disability benefits. The district court agreed with our client, the insurer and claim administrator of the plans, that the plaintiff received benefits under the short-term disability plan for the maximum period allowed. Therefore, the court rejected the plaintiff’s argument that our client improperly transitioned his claim to the long-term disability plan to avoid further liability. Unlike the short-term disability plan, the long-term disability plan included an exclusion for preexisting conditions, which barred the claim. Therefore, Chief Judge John McConnel concluded that no short- or long-term disability benefits were owed and granted the motion for summary judgment in favor of the client.