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California District Court Finds Cardiac Patient Disabled and Awards ERISA Long Term Disability Benefits for a Limited Time, Declines to Consider New Evidence
In Cameron v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2:21-cv-02092 JLS (AFM) (C.D. Cal. Nov. 2, 2022), California Central District Judge Josephine L. Stanton determined on de novo review that…
Second Circuit Rules for Cigna Corporation in Class Action Dispute Over Reformed Pension Benefits
In Amara v. Cigna Corp., No. 20-202, __F.4th__, 2022 WL 16842742 (2d Cir. Nov. 10, 2022), the Second Circuit considered consolidated appeals of several postjudgment orders brought by Plaintiffs-Appellants in…
Eighth Circuit Upholds Denial of Accidental Death Benefits Based on Exclusion for Voluntary Ingestion of Unprescribed Narcotic Drugs
In Richmond v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., No. 21-3929, __F.4th__, 2022 WL 10225155 (8th Cir. Oct. 18, 2022), the Eighth Circuit considered whether Defendant-Appellee Life Insurance Company of…
Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claims Alleging Energy Company Mismanaged Its 401(k) Plan
In Matousek v. MidAmerican Energy Co., No. 21-2749, __F.4th__, 2022 WL 6880771 (8th Cir. Oct. 12, 2022), Plaintiffs-Appellants are participants in MidAmerican Energy Company’s 401(k) Plan. They allege that the…
Sixth Circuit Finds Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits Supported by Lack of Objective Medical Evidence
In Eberle v. Am. Elec. Power Sys. Long-Term Disability Plan, No. 21-4224, 2022 WL 5434559 (6th Cir. Oct. 7, 2022), Plaintiff Diane Eberle filed an appeal challenging the district court’s…
Tenth Circuit Finds Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Justified by Surveillance of Activities
Gielissen v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, et al., No. 21-1377, 2022 WL 5303482 (10th Cir. Oct. 7, 2022) highlights the impact that surveillance may have on long-term disability benefit…
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