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District Court Applies De Novo Standard of Review Due to Insurer Failing to Strictly Adhere to ERISA Claims Procedure Regulations

District Court Applies De Novo Standard of Review Due to Insurer Failing to Strictly Adhere to ERISA Claims Procedure Regulations

In Rhodes v. First Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 22 CIV. 5264 (AKH), 2023 WL 3099294 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 26, 2023), New York Southern District Judge Alvin K, Hellerstein granted…

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District Court Finds Insurer Properly Applied ERISA Plan Language Prorating Plaintiff’s Lump Sum Pension Benefits as An Offset to Long-Term Disability Benefits

In Walker v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 2:22-CV-109, 2023 WL 3066708 (E.D. Tenn. Apr. 24, 2023) Tennessee Eastern District Judge Travis R. McDonough granted judgment in favor of…

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District Court Finds ERISA Plan Does Not Require Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies As Prerequisite to Filing Suit

In Jackson v. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, et al., No. 22-CV-03142-JSC, 2023 WL 2960290 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 13, 2023), Northern District of California District Judge Jacqueline Scott…

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District Court Upholds Unum’s Termination of Disability Benefits After 24 Months Because Plaintiff Did Not Remain Disabled Strictly Due to a Physical Condition

In Abi-Aad v. Unum Group, Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 21-CV-11862-AK, 2023 WL 2838357 (D. Mass. Apr. 7, 2023), Massachusetts District Judge Angel Kelley granted judgment to Unum…

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District Court Affirms Long-Term Disability Policy’s Three-Month Contractual Limitations Provision, Dismissing Plaintiff’s ERISA Lawsuit with Prejudice

In Prince v. Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 2:22-CV-01759-CCW, 2023 WL 2713947 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 30, 2023), Pennsylvania Western District Judge Christy Chriswell Wiegand granted Lincoln’s motion to…

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District Court Finds Unum Improperly Determined That Plaintiff’s Disability Arose From A Psychological As Opposed To A Physical Condition

In Berg v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 2023 WL 2619015 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 23, 2023), Michigan Eastern District Judge Terrence G. Berg granted judgment to Plaintiff finding that…

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