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District of Massachusetts Finds Unum’s Denial of LTD Benefits Arbitrary and Capricious

On September 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a notable ERISA decision in Rogers v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America & Unum Group,…

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Court Orders Over $314,000 in Attorney’s Fees and More Than $740,000 in Benefits to Prevailing Plaintiff in ERISA Long-Term Disability Case Against Unum

In Wessberg v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. CV 22-94 (JRT/DLM), 2025 WL 2624369 (D. Minn. Sept. 11, 2025), a recent decision from the District of Minnesota, the…

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Ninth Circuit Rules That Factual Disputes Preclude Summary Judgment in Withdrawal Liability Case

In Pension Plan for Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers; et al. v. Plant, No. 24-1499, 2025 WL 2612765 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2025) (Before: Berzon, Friedland, and Mendoza, Circuit…

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Court Finds PwC Partner’s Disability Coverage Falls Under ERISA, Preempting State Law Claims

In Larocque v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 5:25-CV-02522-PCP, 2025 WL 2597399 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2025), the court dismissed a PwC partner’s state law claims for breach…

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Court Finds ERISA Preempts Breach of Contract and Bad Faith Claims in Dispute Over Disability Benefit Overpayment

In Doolittle v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., No. 1:25-CV-00148 (BKS/TWD), 2025 WL 2577213 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 5, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York dismissed…

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District Court Finds ERISA Claim Preempted by the Railway Labor Act in Pilot’s Long-Term Disability Case

In Eldredge v. Am. Airlines Inc., No. CV-25-00823-PHX-SMB, 2025 WL 2549405 (D. Ariz. Sept. 4, 2025), the District Court for the District of Arizona dismissed a pilot’s ERISA claim for…

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