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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

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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Court Finds LINA Abused Its Discretion by Calculating “Overtime” Hours at Base Pay Rate Rather Than Actual Regular Rate Used by Employer

In Rushing v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. CV 24-10088-JFW(RAOx), 2026 WL 1162757 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 28, 2026), United States District Judge John F. Walter issued findings of…

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Reliance Standard Properly Offset LTD Benefits by Lump-Sum Pension Despite IRA Rollover, Montana District Court Holds

In McLeod v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., No. CV 22-87-BLG-SPW, 2026 WL 1133684 (D. Mont. Apr. 27, 2026), the United States District Court for the District of Montana adopted…

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Provident Ordered to Pay LTD Benefits Back to 2009 After Bench Trial Excuses Brain Cancer Survivor’s 12-Year Late Notice

In Nabi v. Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company, No. 1:23-CV-00844-HKS, 2026 WL 1132875 (W.D.N.Y. Apr. 27, 2026), the Western District of New York concluded after a bench trial that…

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