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When “We Settled” Means Settled: Eastern District of Tennessee Enforces Mediated ERISA Settlement and Awards Unum Its Fees
In Williams v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 1:25-cv-61, 2026 WL 1412607 (E.D. Tenn. May 19, 2026), United States District Judge Curtis L. Collier granted Unum's motion to…
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Out-of-Network Provider’s ERISA Claim Where Provider Failed to Establish Beneficiary Status or Valid Assignment and Abandoned Claim on Appeal
In Emsurgcare, Emergency Surgical Assistant v. Hager, No. 25-1975-CV, 2026 WL 1378672 (2d Cir. May 18, 2026), Plaintiffs-Appellants Emsurgcare and Emergency Surgical Assistant (together, “Emsurgcare”) provided emergency surgical services to…
When Interpleader Serves the Insurer More Than the Beneficiary: Court Denies MetLife Fees in ERISA Life Insurance Dispute
In Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Diane Cooper, et al., No. 1:25cv1161, 2026 WL 1346605 (M.D.N.C. May 14, 2026), a federal magistrate judge drew a clear line between interpleader as…
Utah Federal Court Grants Partial Discovery in Accidental Death Benefits Dispute, Requires Supplementation of Administrative Record
In Mayor v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 1:25-cv-00012, 2026 WL 1339911 (D. Utah May 14, 2026), a Utah federal magistrate judge granted in part and denied in part a…
Eighth Circuit Affirms AD&D Denial Where Anticoagulant “Contributed To” Fatal Subdural Hematoma
In Beard v. Lincoln Nat’l Life Ins. Co., No. 25-2950, 2026 WL 1279959 (8th Cir. May 11, 2026), the Eighth Circuit affirmed judgment on the administrative record for Lincoln National…
N.D. Cal. Enforces North Carolina Choice of Law Provision, Holds California Insurance Code § 10110.6 Does Not Void Discretionary Review
In Farris v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 25-cv-04164-RS, 2026 WL 1270071 (N.D. Cal. May 8, 2026), Chief Judge Richard Seeborg granted Defendant Life Insurance Company of North…
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