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Shotgun Pleadings and ERISA Disability Claims: Northern District of Georgia Dismisses Complaint Against Hartford and Allsup With Leave to Replead

In Isoviv v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 1:25-CV-5865-TWT, 2026 WL 1760334 (N.D. Ga. June 18, 2026), United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. granted Allsup, LLC's…

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When Confusing Appeal Instructions Backfire: Southern District of New York Denies Hartford Summary Judgment in ERISA Disability Exhaustion Fight

In Lucas v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 24-CV-7561 (VEC), 2026 WL 1759034 (S.D.N.Y. June 18, 2026), United States District Judge Valerie Caproni denied Hartford's motion for summary…

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Slayer Convicted of Murdering ERISA Plan Participant Is Not Entitled to His Benefits

In Munger v. Cloud, No. 23-3107, 2026 WL 1734889 (9th Cir. June 16, 2026), an unpublished memorandum disposition, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment holding…

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Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Life Insurance Claim Against Employer-Plan Administrator, Holding Only the Entity Controlling Benefit Determinations Is a Proper Defendant Under ERISA

In Justman v. Accenture LLP, --- F.4th ----, No. 25-2084, 2026 WL 1742110 (3d Cir. June 17, 2026), Plaintiff Justman, individually and as executor of the estate of his late…

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Intent Is Not Enough: Kentucky Federal Court Holds ERISA Life Insurance Benefits Go to Named Beneficiary Absent Substantial Compliance With a Change

In Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. Crane, No. 5:24-CV-00230-MAS, 2026 WL 1706791 (E.D. Ky. June 12, 2026), United States Magistrate Judge Matthew A. Stinnett granted summary judgment to…

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When a Phone Call Beats the Plan’s Writing Requirement: A Louisiana Court Applies Substantial Compliance to Uphold a Telephonic ERISA Beneficiary Change

In Adams v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 24-668-SDD-RLB, 2026 WL 1662073 (M.D. La. June 9, 2026), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, per Chief…

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