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ERISA De Novo Review and the Burden of Proof: California Court Affirms Unum’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits

ERISA De Novo Review and the Burden of Proof: California Court Affirms Unum’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits

In Syed v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. CV 25-01052-MWF (CTSx), 2026 WL 2807048 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 18, 2026), United States District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald affirmed Unum's…

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Parkinson’s Doesn’t Improve: District of Oregon Reinstates ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits Unum Terminated After Surveilling a Claimant’s Astrology Hobby

In Zayn v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 3:25-cv-01190-JR, 2026 WL 2719813 (D. Or. Sept. 15, 2026), United States Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo granted judgment to Plaintiff…

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Why a Treating Doctor’s Support Letter Wasn’t Enough: N.D. California Upholds Reliance Standard’s ERISA Disability Termination

In Bachand v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 25-cv-02061-MMC, 2026 WL 2723471 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 15, 2026), Judge Maxine M. Chesney of the United States District Court for the…

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When the File Reviewers Win: N.D. Ohio Upholds Unum’s Denial of ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits for a Claimant with Epilepsy

In DiGeronimo v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 1:22-cv-00773, 2026 WL 2718210 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 14, 2026), United States District Judge David A. Ruiz granted judgment on the…

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What Happens When an ERISA Plan Administrator Ignores Your Request for Documents?

In Haldeman v. Mass General Brigham Inc., No. 25-cv-10331-ADB, 2026 WL 2687259 (D. Mass. Sept. 14, 2026), a federal court in Massachusetts awarded a $5,000 statutory penalty against an ERISA…

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ERISA Fiduciary Status and Medical Advisory Physicians: New Jersey Court Dismisses Breach Claims Against NFL Disability Plan Doctors

In Glaud v. NFL Player Disability and Survivor Benefit Plan, No. 25-cv-15373-ESK-EAH, 2026 WL 2664386 (D.N.J. Sept. 10, 2026), United States District Judge Edward S. Kiel dismissed with prejudice two…

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