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Court Denies Discovery in ERISA Disability Benefits Case Against Unum
In Digeronimo v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America, et al., No. 1:22-CV-00773, 2025 WL 2459557 (N.D. Ohio Aug. 27, 2025), the Northern District of Ohio issued an opinion denying…
Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of ERISA Fiduciary Breach Claims Against Genentech
In Wehner v. Genentech, Inc., No. 24-2630, 2025 WL 2505672 (9th Cir. Sept. 2, 2025), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of ERISA claims brought by a former Genentech employee…
Appeal or New Claim? Seventh Circuit Says Disability Onset Change Requires Fresh Filing
In Moratz v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 24-2825, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 2505760 (7th Cir. Sept. 2, 2025), the Seventh Circuit confronted a dispute over whether an employee could…
Court Awards Over $230,000 in Attorneys’ Fees to Prevailing Plaintiff in ERISA Long-Term Disability Case Against First Unum
On August 27, 2025, the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in Macalou v. First Unum Life Insurance Company, No. 22-CV-10439 (PKC), 2025 WL 2463624 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 27,…
First Circuit Affirms Insurer’s Discretion in Terminating Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Bernitz v. USAble Life, No. 24-1598, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 2463092 (1st Cir. Aug. 27, 2025), a dispute over the payment of long-term disability benefits, the First Circuit sided with…
ERISA Settlement Enforced, Fees Awarded—Even After the Client Tried to Back Out
When life insurance proceeds are on the line, it’s tempting to rethink a settlement after feeling burned—but courts don’t cater to second thoughts. In Bennett v. The Prudential Insurance Co.…
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