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District Court Overturns Unum’s Termination of Disability and Life Waiver of Premium Claims; Remands Claims to Unum to Decide Entitlement To “Any Occupation” Benefits
In Radmilovich v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., __F.Supp.3d__, 2023 WL 7457118 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 7, 2023), California Central District Judge David O. Carter granted judgment to Plaintiff David…
Ninth Circuit Affirms Judgment in Favor of Unum in Lawsuit Challenging Denial of ERISA Disability Benefit Claim
In Perez v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 22-16652, 2023 WL 7675458 (9th Cir. Nov. 15, 2023), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s judgment…
Third Circuit Finds “Ridiculous” Reliance Standard’s Position that Gastroenterologist Is Not an Occupation Under Its Disability Insurance Policy
In Patrick, M.D. v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 21-1681, 2023 WL 7381460 (3d Cir. Nov. 8, 2023), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s grant…
District Court Denies Employer’s Motion to Dismiss ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim for Misrepresentation About Life Insurance Coverage
In Foughty v. Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., 2023 WL 7287220 (N.D. Ga. Nov. 3, 2023), Georgia Northern District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. denied Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s lawsuit for breach…
District Court Awards ERISA-Governed Life Insurance Proceeds To Decedent’s Girlfriend, Rejecting Son’s Claim of Fraud or Duress In Change of Beneficiary
In Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Muecke, et al., No. CV 22-01029, 2023 WL 7131041 (W.D. La. Oct. 30, 2023), Louisiana Western District Judge Donald E. Walter granted Defendant-in-Interpleader’s Motion…
Third Circuit Denies Petition for Mandamus Relief from District Court’s Appointment of Special Master to Review Hartford’s Denial of Disability Benefits
In Lewis v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company, No. 23-2431 (3rd Cir. Oct. 26, 2023), a dispute over long-term disability benefits, the district court appointed a Special Master to…
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