Third Circuit Denies Petition for Mandamus Relief from District Court’s Appointment of Special Master to Review Hartford’s Denial of Disability Benefits
Third Circuit Denies Petition for Mandamus Relief from District Court’s Appointment of Special Master to Review Hartford’s Denial of Disability Benefits
In Lewis v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company, No. 23-2431 (3rd Cir. Oct. 26, 2023), a dispute over long-term disability benefits, the district court appointed a Special Master to…
District Court Grants in Part and Denies in Part Cross-Motions for Judgment in ERISA Long-Term Disability Action
In Haag v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 22-CV-03130-TSH, 2023 WL 6960369 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 20, 2023), California Northern District Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixon granted in part…
District Court Denies Cross-Motions on Standard of Review in Favor of Eleventh Circuit’s Six-Step Framework for Evaluating ERISA Benefit Actions
In Davis v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, No. 6:23-CV-57-ACA, 2023 WL 6849438 (N.D. Ala. Oct. 17, 2023), Alabama Northern District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon denied both parties’ motions…
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…
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