ERISA Watch – Ninth Circuit Holds that DOT Definition of Sedentary Work Applies to ERISA Long Term Disability Claim
ERISA Watch – Ninth Circuit Holds that DOT Definition of Sedentary Work Applies to ERISA Long Term Disability Claim
This week’s notable decision is a great one for disability claimants, at least those in the Ninth Circuit. In Armani v. Nw. Mut. Life Ins. Co., No. 14-56866, __F.3d__, 2016…
ERISA Watch – Alternative Pleading of Section 502(a)(1)(B) and 502(a)(3) Claims Is Permissible Post-Amara
This week’s notable decision highlights the recent controversy over a “P” word. That’s right, you guessed it: Pleading. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in CIGNA Corp. v. Amara, 563…
ERISA Watch – Court Denies Attorneys’ Fees to Prevailing Insurance Company Defendant In Long Term Disability Benefit Dispute
Let’s talk money. This week’s notable decision, Geiger v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. 15-CV-3791, 2016 WL 5391206 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 27, 2016), involves Aetna Life Insurance Company’s failed attempt…
Does Your Long Term Disability Result From a Pre-Existing Condition?
Our clients from all over the California Bay Area, including San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, have long term disability policies that contain pre-existing condition exclusions. Many claimants need an…
The Sky’s the Limit, But Not in Your Long Term Disability Policy
Many of our San Francisco Bay Area long term disability clients sought an attorney’s advice about the limitations in their employer-provided disability plan. Most of them had not even reviewed…
ERISA Watch – Sixth Circuit Adopts “But-For” Interpretation of Mental Illness Limitation In Long Term Disability Plan
It’s always a joy when the notable decision is a win for disability claimants. In Okuno v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 15-4043, __F.3d__, 2016 WL 4655741 (6th Cir.…
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