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Second Circuit: Insurer’s Failure to Render Timely Benefit Determination Gives Claimant Right to File a Lawsuit under ERISA

Second Circuit: Insurer’s Failure to Render Timely Benefit Determination Gives Claimant Right to File a Lawsuit under ERISA

In McQuillin v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., No. 21-1514, __F.4th__, 2022 WL 2029879 (2d Cir. June 7, 2022), the Second Circuit considered whether a claimant is deemed to…

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Second Circuit Affirms Reliance Standard’s Reduction of Long-Term Disability Benefits Based on Claimant’s Change in Employment Status

In Caccavo v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 21-1410-CV, 2022 WL 1931420 (2d Cir. June 6, 2022), Plaintiff-Appellant Frank Caccavo appealed the district court’s judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee…

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Eleventh Circuit: Unum Erred by Denying Disability Benefits to Pharmacist with Cognitive Limitations Caused by Pain and Medication Side Effects

In S.S. v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 21-11593, 2022 WL 1772273 (11th Cir. June 1, 2022), the Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court’s judgment in favor of…

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District Court Limits Lincoln Life’s Ability to Expand Administrative Record for Failure to Comply with ERISA Regulations

The Eastern District of New York Court recently decided Fredrich v Lincoln Life And Annuity Company of New York, . 21-cv-5482 (JMA)(SIL), 2022 WL 1537162 (E.D.N.Y. May 13, 2022). The response…

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Eleventh Circuit Affirms LINA’s Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits

In Nunnelly v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 21-12537, 2022 WL 1640790 (11th Cir. May 24, 2022), Plaintiff-Appellant Terry Nunnelly appeals the district court’s determination that Defendant Life…

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Ninth Circuit: Remand Order in ERISA Case Constituted Sufficient “Success on the Merits” for Attorneys’ Fee Award

In Woolsey v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, et al., No. 20-16885, 2022 WL 1598964 (9th Cir. May 20, 2022), the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded the district court’s denial of…

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