Ninth Circuit Upholds Determination that State Law Claims for Disability Insurance Benefits Are Preempted by ERISA
Ninth Circuit Upholds Determination that State Law Claims for Disability Insurance Benefits Are Preempted by ERISA
In Steigleman v. Symetra Life Insurance Company, No. 23-4082, 2025 WL 602175 (9th Cir. Feb. 25, 2025), the Ninth Circuit delved into the complexities of ERISA preemption and the criteria…
Seventh Circuit Upholds Hartford Life’s Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits to Systems Engineer with Cardiac Condition
In Slaughter v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., No. 24-2163, 2025 WL 546909 (7th Cir. Feb. 19, 2025), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Hartford Life & Accident…
District Court Denies Plaintiff’s Application for Protective Order in ERISA Disability Benefits Dispute
In Arrabito v. First Unum Life Ins. Co. et al., No. 1:24-CV-05054-GHW-JW, 2025 WL 485395 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 12, 2025), the court considered a discovery dispute in a matter involving a…
District Court Affirms Discretionary Standard of Review and Upholds Unum’s Denial of ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Li v. First Unum Life Insurance Company, No. 23CV6985 (DLC), 2025 WL 326492 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 29, 2025), applying an abuse of discretion standard of review, New York Southern District…
Fourth Circuit Reverses Long-Term Disability Benefit Denial Due to Plan’s Failure to Adequately Consider Basis for Social Security Administration’s Award of Benefits
In Smith v. Cox Enterprises, Inc. Welfare Benefits Plan, No. 22-2173, __F.4th__, 2025 WL 379876 (4th Cir. Feb. 4, 2025), the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the termination of…
District Court Grants Judgment to ERISA Claimant, Criticizing Insurer’s Arbitrary Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Berg v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, No. 2:24-CV-00097-SAB, 2025 WL 252481 (E.D. Wash. Jan. 21, 2025), Washington Eastern District Judge Stanley A. Bastian granted judgment to Plaintiff…
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