District Court Finds Business Owner “Inadvertently” Created an ERISA Plan When the Company Offered and Paid for Its Employees’ Long-Term Disability Insurance
District Court Finds Business Owner “Inadvertently” Created an ERISA Plan When the Company Offered and Paid for Its Employees’ Long-Term Disability Insurance
A recent district court decision, Steigleman v. Symetra Life Ins. Co., No. CV-19-08060-PCT-ROS, 2021 WL 778605 (D. Ariz. Mar. 1, 2021), shows us how a business owner who purchases long-term…
District Court’s Refusal to Consider Portions of Unum’s Regulatory Settlement Agreement Shows Importance of ERISA’s Pre-Litigation Appeals Process
A recent district court order deciding a long-term disability dispute highlights the importance of claimants with ERISA-governed claims to submit everything to the claims administrator that they might want a…
Tenth Circuit Affirms Award of Long-Term Disability Benefits to Employee Who Became Disabled During Lay-Off Notice Period
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided Carlile v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 19-4123, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 671582 (10th Cir. Feb. 22, 2021). This case presents a…
Court Upholds Reliance Standard’s Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits to Surgeon with Mental Impairments
In this dispute over long-term disability benefits, Cruz v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. CIV 18-0974 RB/SCY, 2021 WL 601827 (D.N.M. Feb. 16, 2021), the district court upheld Reliance…
Ninth Circuit Finds Unum’s 2005 California Settlement Agreement Prohibits Self-Reported Symptoms Limitation in Allin Corporation’s Disability Plan
In Cox v. Allin Corporation Plan; et al., No. 16-15231, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 613799 (9th Cir. Feb. 17, 2021), Plaintiff-Appellant Cox appealed the district court’s judgment in favor of Unum…
District Court Finds MetLife Wrongfully Denied Disability Benefits for Bank of America Employee
If Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) has denied your claim for long-term disability benefits, then the story behind this recent court decision, Hamid v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., No. 20-CV-01601-VC,…
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