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District Court Permits Extra-Record Discovery to Demonstrate Reliance Standard’s Conflict of Interest and Its Effect on Disability Benefits Decision
In Stambaugh v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. CV-23-08140-PCT-DLR, __F.Supp.3d__, 2024 WL 1854499 (D. Ariz. Apr. 22, 2024), Arizona District Judge Douglas L. Rayes granted Plaintiff’s motion for discovery…
Eleventh Circuit Again Dismisses Provider Claim for ERISA Statutory Penalties Based on Language in Written Assignment of Rights and Benefits
In A. Griffin v. United Healthcare Services, Inc., No. 23-13429, 2024 WL 1855456 (11th Cir. Apr. 29, 2024), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Dr. Griffin’s lawsuit seeking damages…
District Court Allows Life Insurance Beneficiaries to Allege an Alternative ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Unum
In Morales v. CoAdvantage Corp., No. 6:24-cv-117-JA-DCI, 2024 WL 1678250 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 18, 2024), Florida Middle District Judge John Antoon, II granted in part Defendants’ motions to dismiss finding…
Seventh Circuit Revives ERISA Claims Related to ESOP Purchase of Company at Allegedly Inflated Valuation Price
In Appvion, Inc. Ret. Sav. & Emp. Stock Ownership Plan by & through Lyon v. Buth, No. 23-1073, __F.4th__, 2024 WL 1739032 (7th Cir. Apr. 23, 2024), Plaintiff-Appellant is the…
In ERISA Disability Benefit Suit, District Court Finds Reliance Standard Committed Procedural Error and Failed to Adequately Consider Medical Evidence
In Wongsang v. Reliance Standard Ins. Co. No. 1:23-CV-1 (RDA/IDD), 2024 WL 1559292 (E.D. Va. Apr. 10, 2024), Virginia Eastern District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr. granted Plaintiff’s motion for…
Ninth Circuit Affirms Guardian’s Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits Due to Claimant’s Pre-Existing Condition
In Roeder v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., No. 22-56226, 2024 WL 1612256 (9th Cir. Apr. 15, 2024), Plaintiff-Appellant Jacqueline Roeder appealed the district court’s de novo review of Guardian Life…
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