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District Court Finds ERISA Law Governed Life Insurance Proceeds Deposited with Court in Interpleader Action

In The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company v. Subramaniam, et al, No. 21-CV-12984, 2023 WL 1965430 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 13, 2023) Michigan Southern District Judge Judith E. Levy found that…

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Hartford’s Decision to Reduce Claimant’s Long Term Disability Benefits by a Third-Party Settlement Payment

In Haddad, M.D. v. SMG Long Term Disability Plan; Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 21-16175, 2023 WL 1879464 (9th Cir. Feb. 10, 2023) (Before: McKeown, Bybee, and Bumatay,…

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District Court Finds Ex-Wife Can Maintain Cross-Claim on Behalf of Minor Son for ERISA Life Insurance Benefits Based On Terms of Legal Separation Agreement

In Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company v. Kowalski, et al., No. 21-CV-06469-RS, 2023 WL 1769261 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 3, 2023), Hartford filed a Complaint in Interpleader to resolve competing…

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Tenth Circuit: ERISA Plan Participant’s Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Are Not Subject to Plan’s Mandatory Arbitration Provision

Yesterday, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a notable decision concerning the enforcement of arbitration provisions in Harrison v. Envision Mgmt. Holding, Inc. Bd. of Directors, No. 22-1098, __F.4th__,…

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Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ERISA Section 510 Claim Based on Post-Termination Medical Diagnoses

The Sixth Circuit recently issued a decision in Hrdlicka v. Gen. Motors, LLC, No. 22-1328, __F.4th__, 2023 WL 1794255 (6th Cir. Feb. 7, 2023). Plaintiff-Appellant Haley Hrdlicka worked for General…

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Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ERISA Life Insurance Claims Due to Ex-Spouse’s Ineligibility for Coverage

Staropoli v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co; JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, et al., No. 21-2500, 2023 WL 1793884 (3d Cir. Feb. 7, 2023) involves a denied claim for life insurance benefits…

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