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SSA Disability Award Does Not Entitle ERISA Claimant to Relief from Adverse Judgment
In Pistilli v. First Unum Life Insurance Co., No. 24 Civ. 5266 (AKH), 2026 WL 836647 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2026) the plaintiff, after losing her ERISA long-term disability benefits case…
Second Circuit Holds RMBS Trust Certificates—but Not Notes—Can Constitute ERISA Plan Assets
In Powell as Tr. of United Food & Com. Workers Union & Emps. Midwest Pension Fund v. Ocwen Fin. Corp., No. 23-999, ---F.4th----, 2026 WL 828159 (2d Cir. Mar. 26,…
Court Awards Short Term Disability Benefits Against Intel Disability Plan, Remands Long Term Disability Claim After Finding Claims Administrator Abused Discretion by Dismissing Treating Physicians’ Opinions
In Gupta v. Intel Short-Term Disability Plan, No. 25-cv-00871-NC, 2026 WL 821590 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 25, 2026), an ERISA action arising from the denial of short-term disability (“STD”) and long-term…
Long COVID LTD Claim Survives Summary Judgment: Hartford’s Flawed Tolling Calculation Triggers ERISA Deemed Exhaustion Rule
In Bianchini v. The Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 24-CV-6535 (JGLC), 2026 WL 810303 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2026), Plaintiff Bianchini, a former director of digital marketing at Blackstone…
District of Idaho Denies Leave to Add New York Life as Defendant in ERISA Disability Case, Finding Proposed Amended Complaint Fails to Plausibly Allege Control Over Benefits Determination
In Gadberry v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 2:25-cv-00391-BLW, 2026 WL 765698 (D. Idaho Mar. 18, 2026), the District of Idaho granted in part and denied without prejudice…
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ERISA Benefits Claim for Failure to Plausibly Allege Primary Coverage, but Remands to Permit Amendment
In Mendoza v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, No. 23-13674, 2026 WL 775293 (11th Cir. Mar. 19, 2026), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of an ERISA § 502(a) claim where the…
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