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Seventh Circuit Upholds Hartford’s Denial of Disability Benefits to Claimant with Multiple Sclerosis

Seventh Circuit Upholds Hartford’s Denial of Disability Benefits to Claimant with Multiple Sclerosis

In Artz v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., No. 23-2269, __F.4th__, 2024 WL 1986000 (7th Cir. May 6, 2024), the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary…

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District Court Permits Extra-Record Discovery to Demonstrate Reliance Standard’s Conflict of Interest and Its Effect on Disability Benefits Decision

In Stambaugh v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. CV-23-08140-PCT-DLR, __F.Supp.3d__, 2024 WL 1854499 (D. Ariz. Apr. 22, 2024), Arizona District Judge Douglas L. Rayes granted Plaintiff’s motion for discovery…

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In ERISA Disability Benefit Suit, District Court Finds Reliance Standard Committed Procedural Error and Failed to Adequately Consider Medical Evidence

In Wongsang v. Reliance Standard Ins. Co. No. 1:23-CV-1 (RDA/IDD), 2024 WL 1559292 (E.D. Va. Apr. 10, 2024), Virginia Eastern District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr. granted Plaintiff’s motion for…

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Guardian’s Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits Due to Claimant’s Pre-Existing Condition

In Roeder v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., No. 22-56226, 2024 WL 1612256 (9th Cir. Apr. 15, 2024), Plaintiff-Appellant Jacqueline Roeder appealed the district court’s de novo review of Guardian Life…

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District Court Denies Summary Judgment and Allows Unum to Submit an Amended Final Determination Letter in ERISA Long-Term Disability Action

In Rogers v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, et al., No. 22-CV-11399-AK, 2024 WL 1466728 (D. Mass. Mar. 31, 2024), Massachusetts District Judge Angel Kelley denied both Plaintiff and Defendant…

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Court Finds Hartford Improperly Denied Plaintiff’s LTD Claim After Dismissing Both Objective Medical Evidence And Plaintiff’s Credible Subjective Symptoms

In E.L. v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 22-CV-00050-PCP, 2024 WL 1336463 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 27, 2024), California Northern District Judge P. Casey Pitts granted Plaintiff’s Motion for…

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