P&G Plan Beats Disability Appeal by Scientist Writing Screenplay

Procter & Gamble Co.'s employee disability plan won a suit over reducing benefits of a research scientist whose seizure disorder didn’t prevent him from daily living activities or pursuing demanding hobbies like writing poems and screenplays, according to a Sixth Circuit ruling.

Reports from multiple doctors show Jean-Philippe Autran was “clearly very intelligent” and could manage his finances, cook, bike, and lift weights without significant aid, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held Thursday. Autran also painted, wrote poetry, and worked on a screenplay and a French-to-English book translation during the period he claimed to be disabled, ...