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District Court Finds State Law Restricting Contractual Limitations Clause in MetLife’s Disability and Life Insurance Plans Is Not Preempted By ERISA

In Marshall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 22-CV-12218, 2023 WL 6388630 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 22, 2023), Michigan Eastern District Judge Shalina D. Kumar denied MetLife’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s…

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First Circuit Upholds Pension Fund’s Termination of Disability Benefits Due to Disqualifying Employment

In Field v. Sheet Metal Workers’ Nat’l Pension Fund, No. 22-1824, __F.4th__, 2023 WL 6418639 (1st Cir. Oct. 3, 2023), Plaintiff-Appellant David Field appealed the district court’s grant of summary…

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In ERISA Lawsuit for Disability Benefits, District Court Grants New York Life’s Motion to Transfer Venue to Plaintiff’s Resident District

In Penrose v. New York Life Insurance Company & Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 22 CIV. 2184 (JPC), 2023 WL 6198249 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 22, 2023), New York Southern…

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District Court Overturns Unum’s Termination of LTD Benefits After Ten Years Because Plaintiff’s Health Had Not Improved and Unum Mischaracterized Plaintiff’s Work Experience to Find Gainful Occupations

In Iravani v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 21-CV-09895-HSG, 2023 WL 6048785 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 15, 2023), California Northern District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. granted judgment to…

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of ERISA Attorneys’ Fees to Plaintiff Who Achieved a Remand to the Plan Administrator but Did Not Prevail After the Remand

Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Alves challenged Sedgwick’s termination of his short-term disability benefits and denial of his application for long-term disability benefits under the Hewlett-Packard Comprehensive Welfare Benefits Plan. The district court,…

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District Court Finds AT&T Self-Funded Disability Plan Abused Its Discretion In Denying Software Engineer’s Long-Term Disability Claim

In a firm victory, Chacko v. AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 3, No. 2:19-CV-01837-DAD-DB, __F.Supp.3d__, 2023 WL 5806455 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 7, 2023), expertly litigated by our own Michelle Roberts,…

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