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Eleventh Circuit Holds Aetna Did Not Act Arbitrarily and Capriciously in Terminating Disability Benefits After Claimant Failed to Provide Proof of Income Over Seven Requests

Eleventh Circuit Holds Aetna Did Not Act Arbitrarily and Capriciously in Terminating Disability Benefits After Claimant Failed to Provide Proof of Income Over Seven Requests

In Pankey v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, No. 25-11338, 2026 WL 2606845 (11th Cir. Sept. 3, 2026), a per curiam opinion, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of…

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When ERISA’s Venue Rules Send Your Case Somewhere Else: Two District Courts Transfer ERISA Claims Away From the Plaintiff’s Chosen Forum

Two district courts issued ERISA venue rulings within a day of each other, and both moved the case out of the forum the plaintiff picked. In Andersen v. Medical Solutions,…

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ERISA Long-Term Disability Denial Upheld: Eighth Circuit Affirms Unum Termination Where Treating Doctor’s Own Records Supported Sedentary Work

In Halloran v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 25-2550, --- F.4th ---, 2026 WL 2545315 (8th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026), a panel of Chief Judge Colloton and Circuit…

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for MetLife on De Novo Review, Holding LTD Claimant Was Not Totally Disabled and Declining to Resolve Choice-of-Law Dispute Over Dueling State Bans on Delegation Clauses

In Grice v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 25-50566, 2026 WL 2519457 (5th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026), a per curiam opinion, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of…

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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Where Plan Vested Discretion and Insurer Relied on Multiple Medical and Vocational Reviews

In Dunn v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 25-12108, 2026 WL 2529506 (11th Cir. Aug. 27, 2026), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of judgment on…

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An ERISA Plaintiff Tries to Leave the Forum She Chose: S.D. Fla. Says Yes, but at a Cost

In Bennett v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 25-CV-21039-RAR, 2026 WL 2450695 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 21, 2026), United States District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II granted in part…

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