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When Interpleader Serves the Insurer More Than the Beneficiary: Court Denies MetLife Fees in ERISA Life Insurance Dispute

When Interpleader Serves the Insurer More Than the Beneficiary: Court Denies MetLife Fees in ERISA Life Insurance Dispute

In Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Diane Cooper, et al., No. 1:25cv1161, 2026 WL 1346605 (M.D.N.C. May 14, 2026), a federal magistrate judge drew a clear line between interpleader as…

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Western District of Kentucky Upholds Rescission of Supplemental Life Coverage Based on Material Misrepresentation in Evidence of Insurability

In Florentino v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co., No. 3:24-CV-643-CHB, 2026 WL 751918 (W.D. Ky. Mar. 17, 2026), the Western District of Kentucky addressed a familiar but often heavily…

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N.D. Georgia Holds ERISA § 502(a)(3) Claim Duplicative of Benefits Claim and Finds Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Preempted

In Atkins v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, No. 1:25-CV-2912-TWT, 2026 WL 280492 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 3, 2026), and ERISA life insurance dispute, the plaintiff—acting as the surviving spouse and…

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Court Recognizes Plausible Fiduciary Breach Based on Failure to Affirmatively Disclose Waiver-of-Premium Life Insurance Benefit in Special Circumstances

In Atkins v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America, No. 1:25-CV-2912-TWT, 2026 WL 86659 (N.D. Ga. Jan. 12, 2026), the Northern District of Georgia granted in part and denied in part…

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Western District of Louisiana Dismisses Life Insurer After Finding No ERISA Plan and No Plan Administrator Liability

In Aikens v. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co., No. CV 24-0580, 2025 WL 3554622 (W.D. La. Dec. 11, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana…

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District of Connecticut Holds Pro Se Plaintiff’s ERISA Claims Time-Barred in 20-Year Life Insurance Beneficiary Dispute

In Fromageot v. Britt, No. 3:21-cv-1165-MPS, 2025 WL 3470473 (D. Conn. Dec. 3, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut issued a significant decision applying Heimeshoff’s enforceability…

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