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Third Circuit Affirms Standard Insurance Company’s Decision to Terminate Long-Term Disability Benefits under the “Any Occupation” Standard

Third Circuit Affirms Standard Insurance Company’s Decision to Terminate Long-Term Disability Benefits under the “Any Occupation” Standard

In Brown v. Covestro LLC Welfare Benefits Plan, et al., No. 24-1043, 2024 WL 4751199 (3d Cir. Nov. 12, 2024), Plaintiff challenged the termination of his long-term disability benefits after…

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Sixth Circuit Finds Insurance Company Cannot Start Clock on Disability Policy’s 24-Month Mental Illness Limitation Until Claimant’s Physical Disability is No Longer Totally Disabling

In McEachin v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 24-1071, _F.4th_, 2024 WL 4759527 (6th Cir. Nov. 13, 2024), a dispute over the termination of long-term disability benefits under an…

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District Court Finds Insurer Had No Discretionary Authority Over Disability Claim and Was Not an ERISA Fiduciary

In Shea v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, et al., No. 24-CV-10402-ADB, 2024 WL 4593525 (D. Mass. Oct. 28, 2024), Massachusetts District Judge Allison D. Burroughs granted Unum Life…

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District Court’s Decision Affirming Unum’s Termination of Disability Benefits After 10 Years of Payment Highlights the Difficulties for Claimants under the Arbitrary and Capricious Standard of Review

In Eggleston v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 1:22-CV-23393, 2024 WL 4533607 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 21, 2024), on Cross-Motions pursuant to FRCP Rule 52, Florida Southern District Judge…

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District Court Affirms Lincoln National’s Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits After In-Person Examination Concluded That Plaintiff Did Not Suffer Cognitive Impairment Precluding Work

In Copeland v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., No. 1:19-CV-1033, 2024 WL 4471155 (W.D. Mich. Oct. 11, 2024), Michigan Western District Judge Jane M. Beckering affirmed Defendant Lincoln’s determination…

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District Court Finds MetLife Did Not Abuse Its Discretion In Terminating Benefits Where Multiple Treating Providers Agreed Plaintiff Had No Further Restrictions Precluding Full-Time Work

In Seneca v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. CV 23-00109-BAJ-SDJ, 2024 WL 4335925 (M.D. La. Sept. 27, 2024), Louisiana Middle District Judge Brian A. Jackson granted judgment in favor of…

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