First Circuit Upholds Unum’s Application of Long-Term Disability Policy’s Self-Reported Symptoms Limitation
First Circuit Upholds Unum’s Application of Long-Term Disability Policy’s Self-Reported Symptoms Limitation
In Ovist v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. 20-1464, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 4304547 (1st Cir. Sept. 22, 2021), the First Circuit considered whether Unum Life Insurance Company of…
Tenth Circuit: Seventh Amendment’s Civil Jury Trial Guarantee Does Not Apply to ERISA Benefits Action
In Cruz v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 21-2018, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 3889924 (10th Cir. Sept. 1, 2021), Plaintiff-Appellant Eldie Cruz, M.D. appealed the district court’s determination that he…
Sixth Circuit Upholds Procter & Gamble’s Denial of Disability Benefits for Claimant with Rare Gastrointestinal Disorder
In Lloyd v. Procter & Gamble Disability Benefit Plan, et al., No. 20-4329, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 4026683 (6th Cir. Sept. 3, 2021), Plaintiff-Appellant Mark Lloyd appealed the district court’s judgment…
Ninth Circuit Holds Self-Funded Long-Term Disability Plan Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Applying Pre-existing Condition Exclusion
In Sorger v. Novartis Corporation Death Benefit & Disability Plan, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 20-15224, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 3758280 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2021), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the…
Second Circuit Holds California Insurance Code’s Ban on Discretionary Authority in Disability Policies Applies Only to California Residents
Mayer v. Ringler Assocs. Inc., No. 20-1281, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 3556473 (2d Cir. Aug. 12, 2021) involves a dispute over the proper calculation of Plaintiff-Appellant Gregory Mayer’s long-term disability benefits…
Ninth Circuit Finds ERISA Plan’s Procedural Error in Reviewing Claim for Disability Benefits Does Not Warrant Remand to the Plan
In Dimry v. Bert Bell/pete Rozelle NFL Player Ret. Plan, No. 20-17049, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 3509349 (9th Cir. Aug. 10, 2021), a dispute over total and permanent disability benefits under…
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