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Why an ERISA AD&D Claim Can Fail When a Stroke Precedes a Fatal Fall

Why an ERISA AD&D Claim Can Fail When a Stroke Precedes a Fatal Fall

In Tegu-Watkins v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co., No. 8:24-cv-2722-CEH-AAS, 2026 WL 2883359 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 25, 2026), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida…

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District Court Finds ERISA Aviation Exclusion Bars AD&D Benefits for Pilots Killed in Crash

In Aloff v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, No. 3:25-cv-05834-DGE, 2026 WL 2389181 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 17, 2026), United States District Judge David G. Estudillo granted the defendants’ motions…

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ERISA AD&D Denial Survives Exhaustion Challenge: Michigan Court Holds Plan Document, Not the SPD, Controls Claims Procedures

In Strong v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 25-12693, 2026 WL 1971254 (E.D. Mich. July 8, 2026), United States District Judge F. Kay Behm resolved two preliminary matters in an…

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Did an ERISA Forum-Selection Clause Send This AD&D Benefits Dispute to Another Court? A Georgia District Court Says Yes.

In Hughes v. Truist Bank, Inc., No. 1:25-cv-04667-SDG, 2026 WL 1849942 (N.D. Ga. June 26, 2026), United States District Judge Steven D. Grimberg granted a motion to transfer an ERISA…

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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”),…

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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…

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