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District Court Finds State Law Restricting Contractual Limitations Clause in MetLife’s Disability and Life Insurance Plans Is Not Preempted By ERISA

District Court Finds State Law Restricting Contractual Limitations Clause in MetLife’s Disability and Life Insurance Plans Is Not Preempted By ERISA

In Marshall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 22-CV-12218, 2023 WL 6388630 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 22, 2023), Michigan Eastern District Judge Shalina D. Kumar denied MetLife’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s…

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In ERISA Lawsuit for Disability Benefits, District Court Grants New York Life’s Motion to Transfer Venue to Plaintiff’s Resident District

In Penrose v. New York Life Insurance Company & Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 22 CIV. 2184 (JPC), 2023 WL 6198249 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 22, 2023), New York Southern…

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District Court Overturns Unum’s Termination of LTD Benefits After Ten Years Because Plaintiff’s Health Had Not Improved and Unum Mischaracterized Plaintiff’s Work Experience to Find Gainful Occupations

In Iravani v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 21-CV-09895-HSG, 2023 WL 6048785 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 15, 2023), California Northern District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. granted judgment to…

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District Court Finds AT&T Self-Funded Disability Plan Abused Its Discretion In Denying Software Engineer’s Long-Term Disability Claim

In a firm victory, Chacko v. AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 3, No. 2:19-CV-01837-DAD-DB, __F.Supp.3d__, 2023 WL 5806455 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 7, 2023), expertly litigated by our own Michelle Roberts,…

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District Court Denies Plaintiff Ongoing ERISA Disability Benefits for Failure to Provide Proof of Loss

In Card v. Principal Life Insurance Company, No. CV 5:15-139-KKC, 2023 WL 5706202 (E.D. Ky. Sept. 5, 2023), Kentucky Eastern District Judge Karen Caldwell granted judgment in part to Plaintiff…

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Seventh Circuit Reverses District Court for Not Properly Considering ERISA Claimant’s Ability to Perform Occupation Due to Sitting and Cognitive Limitations

In Scanlon v. Life Insurance Co. of North America, No. 22-1121, --- F.4th ----, 2023 WL 5617127 (7th Cir. Aug. 31, 2023), a matter involving a dispute over the denial of…

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