Court Upholds MetLife’s Decision to Award ERISA Life Insurance Benefits to Long-Term Partner Over Parents
Court Upholds MetLife’s Decision to Award ERISA Life Insurance Benefits to Long-Term Partner Over Parents
In a recent decision from the Northern District of Texas, the court affirmed MetLife’s determination that a decedent’s long-term partner—not his parents—was entitled to receive $350,000 in life insurance benefits…
Court Rejects Attorney Fee Claim in ERISA Short-Term Disability Case After Post-Litigation Payment
At Roberts Disability Law, we closely track how courts apply ERISA’s fee-shifting standards, particularly in cases where claimants seek attorney’s fees after a plan voluntarily pays benefits. In recent months,…
Fifth Circuit Issues Revised Opinion in Angelina Emergency Medicine Associates v. Blue Cross: Clarifying the Path Forward for Out-of-Network ERISA Providers
In August, we wrote about the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Angelina Emergency Medicine Associates, P.A. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, which revived key ERISA claims by Texas…
Court Upholds Hartford’s Denial of Accidental Death Benefits After Employee’s Termination
In Estate of Sydney Green v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co., No. 24-CV-1910-ABA, 2025 WL 2986815 (D. Md. Oct. 23, 2025), the United States District Court for the District…
Court Rejects Guardian’s Attempt to End ERISA Disability Lawsuit Early
In Rose v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. 8:25-CV-03866-DCC, 2025 WL 2972236 (D.S.C. Oct. 21, 2025), the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina issued…
Court Allows Hartford to Pursue Summary Judgment on Exhaustion Grounds in Long-Term Disability Case
In Lucas v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 24-CV-7561 (VEC), 2025 WL 2961561 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 20, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York…
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