This week’s notable decision is Sec’y, U.S. Dep’t of Labor v. Preston, No. 17-10833, __F.3d__, 2017 WL 4545962 (11th Cir. Oct. 12, 2017), a colorful opinion penned by Circuit Judge…
Sjogren’s (SHOW-grins) syndrome is no stranger to some of our Bay Area ERISA clients. Attorneys not familiar with this condition or with ERISA law often find themselves way in over…
In Ramirez v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co., No. 16-11660, __F.3d__, 2017 WL 4455267 (5th Cir. Oct. 6, 2017), the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary…
“This would come as something of a surprise to the nation’s law students, that the threshold requirement for practicing law is based on the ability to walk a dog.” –…
Can an insurance company waive its requirement of evidence of insurability? According to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Yes. In Salyers v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., No. 15-56371, __F.3d__,…
What do you do when a 277-page retirement plan fails to explicitly address a retiree’s specific situation? You give deference to the plan administrator’s reasonable interpretation of ambiguous plan terms. …

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