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District Court Denies Cross-Motions on Standard of Review in Favor of Eleventh Circuit’s Six-Step Framework for Evaluating ERISA Benefit Actions

District Court Denies Cross-Motions on Standard of Review in Favor of Eleventh Circuit’s Six-Step Framework for Evaluating ERISA Benefit Actions

In Davis v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, No. 6:23-CV-57-ACA, 2023 WL 6849438 (N.D. Ala. Oct. 17, 2023), Alabama Northern District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon denied both parties’ motions…

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District Court Finds LINA Improperly Denied Plaintiff’s Long Term Disability Claim, After Awarding Short Term Disability Benefits Under the Same Definition of Disability

In Reynolds v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. C21-1424 TSZ, 2023 WL 6541328 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 6, 2023), Washington Western District Judge Thomas S. Zilly granted judgment to…

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Fifth Circuit Reverses Win for NFL Player Seeking Higher Tier of Disability Benefits under NFL Player Retirement Plan

In Cloud v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Ret. Plan, 83 F.4th 423 (5th Cir. 2023), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s award of additional disability…

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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

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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