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When Is an ERISA “Regular Occupation” Your Specialty? Court Orders Unum to Reinstate a Securities Lawyer’s Disability Benefits

When Is an ERISA “Regular Occupation” Your Specialty? Court Orders Unum to Reinstate a Securities Lawyer’s Disability Benefits

In Macpeak v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 24-1650, 2026 WL 2906206 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 28, 2026), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania…

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Ohio Federal Court Revives ERISA Disability Claim After Lincoln National Relies Only on Paper Reviews

In Oliver-Smith v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, No. 1:23-cv-276, 2026 WL 2905291 (S.D. Ohio Sept. 28, 2026), United States District Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins found that Lincoln’s termination of…

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When ERISA Benefits End After Years of Payment: Minnesota Court Upholds Aetna’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits

In Young v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, No. 24-CV-4611 (PJS/DTS), 2026 WL 2874085 (D. Minn. Sept. 24, 2026), U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz granted summary judgment to Aetna and…

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No Objective Proof, No Benefits: Massachusetts Court Upholds Hartford’s Termination of ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits

In Germana v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 23-30065-MGM, 2026 WL 2823567 (D. Mass. Sept. 21, 2026), United States District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni granted Hartford’s motion for…

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ERISA Plan Forfeits Deferential Review by Failing to Explain Conflicting Vocational Opinions

In Schuyler v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2026 WL 2823712 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 18, 2026), United States District Judge Ronnie Abrams denied cross-motions for summary judgment in an ERISA…

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ERISA De Novo Review and the Burden of Proof: California Court Affirms Unum’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits

In Syed v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. CV 25-01052-MWF (CTSx), 2026 WL 2807048 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 18, 2026), United States District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald affirmed Unum's…

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