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Ninth Circuit Holds Self-Funded Long-Term Disability Plan Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Applying Pre-existing Condition Exclusion
In Sorger v. Novartis Corporation Death Benefit & Disability Plan, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 20-15224, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 3758280 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2021), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the…
Eighth Circuit Holds that Maine Ban on Discretionary Authority in Health Plans Does Not Apply to AD&D Insurance Policy
In Williams v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. 20-1694, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 3729660 (8th Cir. Aug. 24, 2021), involving a dispute over the denial of accidental death and…
Fifth Circuit Reaffirms that Termination of ERISA Plan Is a Settlor Function, Not A Fiduciary Act
In Jackson v. AT&T Ret. Sav. Plan, No. 20-30255, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 3624751 (5th Cir. Aug. 16, 2021), pro se Plaintiff-Appellant, Samantha J. Jackson, appealed the dismissal of her ERISA…
Ninth Circuit Holds Health Plan Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Terminating Spousal Benefits Following Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage
In Goodman v. Motion Picture Indus., No. 20-55937, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 3615415 (9th Cir. Aug. 16, 2021), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment in favor of the Motion…
Second Circuit Revives Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims in Class Action Against New York University Retirement Plans
Sacerdote v. New York Univ., No. 18-2707-CV, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 3610355 (2d Cir. Aug. 16, 2021) involves a class action brought by participants in retirement plans administered by New York University…
Second Circuit Holds California Insurance Code’s Ban on Discretionary Authority in Disability Policies Applies Only to California Residents
Mayer v. Ringler Assocs. Inc., No. 20-1281, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 3556473 (2d Cir. Aug. 12, 2021) involves a dispute over the proper calculation of Plaintiff-Appellant Gregory Mayer’s long-term disability benefits…
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