Sixth Circuit Denies Reliance Standard “Third Bite at the Apple” in Long-Term Disability Benefit Dispute
Sixth Circuit Denies Reliance Standard “Third Bite at the Apple” in Long-Term Disability Benefit Dispute
In Jordan v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 22-5234, 2023 WL 5322417 (6th Cir. Aug. 18, 2023), Plaintiff-Appellant Beth Jordan appealed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to…
Third Circuit Denies Aetna’s Petition Challenging Certification of ERISA Class Action as Untimely under FRCP 23(f)
In Wolff v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. 22-8056, __F.4th__, 2023 WL 5082238 (3d Cir. Aug. 9, 2023), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals denied Defendant-Petitioner Aetna Life Insurance Company's…
District Court Applies Fiduciary Exception Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Unum’s Legal Communications Prior To Its Final Decision on ERISA LTD Claim
In Hardy v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 23-CV-563 (JRT/JFD), 2023 WL 4841952 (D. Minn. July 28, 2023) Minnesota District Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty granted Plaintiff’s motion…
District Court Construes ERISA Plan’s Objective Evidence Requirement Liberally In Favor of Claimant
In Sutton v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, et al., No. 222CV00732KJMCKD, 2023 WL 4669994 (E.D. Cal. July 20, 2023), the California Eastern District Court granted judgment in favor of Plaintiff,…
Sixth Circuit Affirms Sedgwick’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits for Chrysler Employee with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
In Avery v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., et al., No. 22-1960, 2023 WL 4703865 (6th Cir. July 24, 2023), Plaintiff-Appellant Jacqueline Avery filed suit under ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B) against…
Eighth Circuit Finds Reliance Standard Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Terminating Disability Benefits for Claimant with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
In McIntyre v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 21-3063, __F.4th__, 2023 WL 4673615 (8th Cir. July 21, 2023), Plaintiff-Appellee Melissa McIntyre brought suit under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B); ERISA…
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