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Massachusetts Court Upholds Sun Life’s ERISA Disability Denial Under the Deferential Abuse-of-Discretion Standard

Massachusetts Court Upholds Sun Life’s ERISA Disability Denial Under the Deferential Abuse-of-Discretion Standard

In Sargent v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, No. 24-11500-BEM, 2026 WL 1506531 (D. Mass. May 29, 2026), the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted…

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Texas Court Upholds Unum’s Denial of ERISA Disability Benefits for Engineer with Syncope

In King v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. H-25-1850, 2026 WL 1494238 (S.D. Tex. May 28, 2026), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas…

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N.D. Cal. Enforces North Carolina Choice of Law Provision, Holds California Insurance Code § 10110.6 Does Not Void Discretionary Review

In Farris v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 25-cv-04164-RS, 2026 WL 1270071 (N.D. Cal. May 8, 2026), Chief Judge Richard Seeborg granted Defendant Life Insurance Company of North…

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Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Long-COVID LTD Benefits Under Non-ERISA Federal Reserve Plan, Applying Arbitrary-and-Capricious Review Borrowed from ERISA Case Law

In Martin v. Fed. Rsrv. Bank of Cleveland, et al., No. 25-3518, ---F.4th----2026 WL 1256663 (6th Cir. May 7, 2026), the Sixth Circuit affirmed judgment on the administrative record for…

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When an ERISA Remand Means Starting Over: Court Addresses Claim Deadlines, IME Obligations, and Attorney’s Fees After Procedural Default by Insurer

In Chalk v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 3:25-cv-133-RGJ, 2026 WL 1252337 (W.D. Ky. May 7, 2026), District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings of the United States District Court…

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District of Maine Recommends Judgment for Reliance Standard, Concluding Claimant Could Perform Sedentary Claims Supervisor Occupation

In Shortill v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 2:25-cv-00264-JAW, 2026 WL 1179948 (D. Me. Apr. 30, 2026), U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison issued a Recommended Decision granting Reliance…

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