When Can an ERISA Claimant Get Discovery Beyond the Administrative Record? A New York Court Draws the Line
When Can an ERISA Claimant Get Discovery Beyond the Administrative Record? A New York Court Draws the Line
In De Mello v. First Unum Life Insurance Company, No. 25-cv-7933 (LJL), 2026 WL 2032059 (S.D.N.Y. July 14, 2026), United States District Judge Lewis J. Liman denied an ERISA long-term…
Michigan Federal Court Reinstates ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits After Insurer Applied the Wrong Plan Definition
In Fitzgerald v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 23-13169, 2026 WL 1990460 (E.D. Mich. July 9, 2026), District Judge David M. Lawson granted judgment to a former automotive production worker…
Eleventh Circuit Affirms De Novo Disability Denial but Questions Whether Plan Conferred Discretion
In Wang v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 25-11527, 2026 WL 1960673 (11th Cir. July 7, 2026), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the entry of judgment for MetLife on a pro…
Tennessee Federal Court Upholds Unum’s Termination of ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits, Finding No Abuse of Discretion
In Smith v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 1:21-CV-294-KAC-CHS, 2026 WL 1949312 (E.D. Tenn. July 6, 2026), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee…
Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of ERISA Disability Benefits, Upholding District Court’s Conflicting-Evidence Finding in Unum Long-Term Disability Dispute
In Jump v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 25-1021, 2026 WL 1847149 (9th Cir. June 26, 2026), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of long-term disability benefits under…
What Counts as Your ERISA Plan Document? A Utah Court Limits Discovery and Defines the Record
In Mayor v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 1:25-cv-00012-DBB-DAO, 2026 WL 1815564 (D. Utah June 24, 2026), United States District Judge David Barlow overruled Plaintiff’s objection to a magistrate judge’s…
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