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