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ERISA Watch – “Independent” Doctor May be Deposed on De Novo Review
The Easter bunny brought more than just candy this year, it delivered a golden egg of a discovery decision in Harding v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., No. 16-CV-6700,…
ERISA Watch – Third Circuit Holds: Secretary of Labor Is Not Bound by Private Litigation Results
This was the week for decisions in cases involving breach of fiduciary duty claims. The most notable one is the Third Circuit’s decision in Sec’y United States Dep’t of Labor…
Diagnosis is Not Always Sufficient to Establish a Disability
On January 26th, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada issued an instructive decision in the case of Decovich v. Venetian Casino Resort, LLC. This case…
ERISA Watch – Court Applies Strict Requirement to Exhausting Administrative Remedies: “take this letter as an appeal” Is Not Enough
There were so many notable decisions this past week, that like a kid in the candy store, I had trouble picking just one. So, I’m highlighting two decisions, that no…
ERISA Watch – Long Term Disability Insurer Erred by Considering an Environmental Lawyer’s Occupation to be a “Generic” Lawyer.
This week's notable ERISA decision is a nice win reported at Jane Doe v. Standard Insurance Company, No. 16-2085, __F.3d__, 2017 WL 1101609 (1st Cir. Mar. 24, 2017). Doe was…
District Court Issues Instructive Opinion Regarding ERISA and Discovery
Discovery is the pre-trial process that allows the parties to obtain certain evidence for use in a legal case. Indeed, discovery is critically important as it allows parties to get…
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