District Court Dismisses Lawsuit for Long-Term Disability Benefits Under ERISA Due to Claimant Filing Suit Too Soon
District Court Dismisses Lawsuit for Long-Term Disability Benefits Under ERISA Due to Claimant Filing Suit Too Soon
In Frederick v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 4:24-CV-00367-SRC, 2025 WL 71864 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 10, 2025), Missouri Eastern District Chief Judge Stephen R. Clark examined the contentious exhaustion…
Sixth Circuit Finds Employer Is Not Liable under ERISA for Erroneous Benefit Statement Promising Greater Amount of Disability Insurance Benefits
In Higgins v. Lincoln Electric Company, Inc., No. 23-5862, 2025 WL 213846 (6th Cir. Jan. 16, 2025), the court addressed an ERISA-estoppel claim, focusing on the discrepancy between the long-term…
Tenth Circuit: Unum’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Was Not An Abuse of Discretion
In an unpublished decision, Isbell v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 23-1351, 2025 WL 40379 (10th Cir. Jan. 7, 2025), the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Unum…
District Court Overturns Prudential’s Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits under Employer Plan Based on Well-Documented Evidence from Treating Providers Supporting Total Disability
In Przybyla v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, No. 3:24-CV-01090-JSC, 2025 WL 28446 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 3, 2025), on Rule 52 cross-motions for judgment, California Northern District Judge Jacqueline…
Second Circuit Affirms Hartford’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Flowers v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., No. 23-7259, 2025 WL 33236 (2d Cir. Jan. 6, 2025), involving a dispute over long-term disability benefits ("LTD"), the Second Circuit…
District Court Dismisses ERISA And Non-ERISA Claims for Disability Benefits Finding That ERISA Coverage Had Terminated and Plaintiff’s Other Claims Were Preempted, Time-Barred or Not Viable
In Diederichs v. FCA US LLC, No. 23-CV-11287, 2024 WL 5168087 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 19, 2024), Michigan Eastern District Judge Robert J. White adopted the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendations…
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