Court Upholds MetLife’s Decision to Award ERISA Life Insurance Benefits to Long-Term Partner Over Parents
Court Upholds MetLife’s Decision to Award ERISA Life Insurance Benefits to Long-Term Partner Over Parents
In a recent decision from the Northern District of Texas, the court affirmed MetLife’s determination that a decedent’s long-term partner—not his parents—was entitled to receive $350,000 in life insurance benefits…
District Court Upholds Slayer Statute to Deny ERISA Life Insurance Proceeds to Convicted Killer
In Stacy v. The Hartford, No. 4:25-CV-6, 2025 WL 2860049 (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 9, 2025), Judge Travis R. McDonough of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee…
Federal Court Blocks Tribal Court Action Over ERISA-Governed Life Insurance Benefits
In Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, et al. v. Mundahl, et al., No. 3:24-CV-03029-RAL, 2025 WL 2682509 (D.S.D. Sept. 19, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota…
ERISA Settlement Enforced, Fees Awarded—Even After the Client Tried to Back Out
When life insurance proceeds are on the line, it’s tempting to rethink a settlement after feeling burned—but courts don’t cater to second thoughts. In Bennett v. The Prudential Insurance Co.…
Indiana District Court Rejects Equitable Tolling of ERISA Life Insurance Conversion Deadlines for Incapacity
When a loved one becomes incapacitated, the last thing on anyone’s mind is navigating the fine print of employee benefit plans. Yet, as a recent decision from the Northern District…
Court Allows ERISA Fiduciary Breach Claim Over Life Insurance Continuation
In Erban v. Tufts Med. Ctr. Physicians Org., Inc., No. 22-CV-11193-PBS, ---F.Supp.3d----, 2025 WL 2319055 (D. Mass. Aug. 12, 2025), the court addressed whether Tufts Medical Center and its HR…
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