Eighth Circuit Upholds AD&D Denial, Holding Home Dialysis Treatment Contributed to Insured’s Death Within the Plan’s Illness-Treatment Exclusion
Eighth Circuit Upholds AD&D Denial, Holding Home Dialysis Treatment Contributed to Insured’s Death Within the Plan’s Illness-Treatment Exclusion
In Kleinsteuber v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 1502873 (8th Cir. May 29, 2026), the Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”),…
Utah Federal Court Grants Partial Discovery in Accidental Death Benefits Dispute, Requires Supplementation of Administrative Record
In Mayor v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 1:25-cv-00012, 2026 WL 1339911 (D. Utah May 14, 2026), a Utah federal magistrate judge granted in part and denied in part a…
Eighth Circuit Affirms AD&D Denial Where Anticoagulant “Contributed To” Fatal Subdural Hematoma
In Beard v. Lincoln Nat’l Life Ins. Co., No. 25-2950, 2026 WL 1279959 (8th Cir. May 11, 2026), the Eighth Circuit affirmed judgment on the administrative record for Lincoln National…
Northern District of Texas Holds Plaintiff Failed to Prove Eye Injury Was Sole Cause of Vision Loss, Upholds Denial of Accidental Dismemberment Benefits
In Langley v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 3:24-CV-2832-K, 2026 WL 865736 (N.D. Tex. Mar. 30, 2026), a Southwest Airlines aircraft inspector sought accidental dismemberment benefits after losing vision in…
Western District of Washington Dismisses ERISA Claims Challenging Aviation Exclusion in AD&D Policy
In Aloff v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America et al., No. 3:25-CV-05834-DGE, 2026 WL 445565 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 17, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of…
District Court Enforces AD&D Policy’s 365-Day Loss Requirement, Dismissing ERISA Denial-of-Benefits Claim
In Camardelle v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. CV 25-1382, 2025 WL 3687691 (E.D. La. Dec. 19, 2025), the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed an ERISA denial-of-benefits lawsuit at the…
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