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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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Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Long Term Disability Claimant’s Motion to Reopen ERISA Lawsuit After Settlement

In Zahariev v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company, No. 22-1209, 2023 WL 1519520 (4th Cir. Feb. 3, 2023), Plaintiff-Appellant, Kiril Zahariev, proceeding pro se, appealed the district court’s order…

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Third Circuit Affirms Liberty Mutual’s Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits Despite Lack of Independent Medical Examination

In Hocheiser v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., No. 21-1533, 2023 WL 1267070 (3d Cir. Jan. 31, 2023), a dispute over the termination of ERISA-governed long-term disability benefits, the Third Circuit…

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District Court Finds ERISA Insurer Properly Stopped Life Insurance Premium Waiver Because Claimant Was No Longer Disabled

In Wilcox v. Dearborn Life Insurance Company, et al., No. 2:21-CV-04605-JLS/JCX, 2023 WL 424256 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 26, 2023), District Judge Josephine L. Staton granted Dearborn Life Insurance Company’s (“Dearborn”)…

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