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ERISA AD&D Denial Survives Exhaustion Challenge: Michigan Court Holds Plan Document, Not the SPD, Controls Claims Procedures

In Strong v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 25-12693, 2026 WL 1971254 (E.D. Mich. July 8, 2026), United States District Judge F. Kay Behm resolved two preliminary matters in an…

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Eleventh Circuit Affirms De Novo Disability Denial but Questions Whether Plan Conferred Discretion

In Wang v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 25-11527, 2026 WL 1960673 (11th Cir. July 7, 2026), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the entry of judgment for MetLife on a pro…

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D.C. Circuit Trims $13 Million Multiemployer Judgment, Rejecting Retroactive Interest Hike and Individual Owner Liability on Withdrawal Liability

Trs. of the IAM Nat’l Pension Fund v. M&K Emp. Sols., LLC, No. 23-7146, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 1958520 (D.C. Cir. July 7, 2026) This consolidated appeal arose from…

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Tennessee Federal Court Upholds Unum’s Termination of ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits, Finding No Abuse of Discretion

In Smith v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 1:21-CV-294-KAC-CHS, 2026 WL 1949312 (E.D. Tenn. July 6, 2026), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee…

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Michelle Roberts Named to Northern California Super Lawyers Top 100 and Top 50 Women Lists for 2026

Michelle Roberts, Principal of Roberts Disability Law, P.C., has been selected to two of Super Lawyers’ most selective recognitions for 2026: the Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers and the…

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ERISA Fiduciary Breach: When Your Employer’s Benefits Advice Is Wrong, You May Have a Claim

In Williams v. Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC Benefits and Investment Committee, No. 24-cv-07593-VC, 2026 WL 1865363 (N.D. Cal. June 29, 2026), United States District Judge Vince Chhabria granted in…

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