Court Awards Over $230,000 in Attorneys’ Fees to Prevailing Plaintiff in ERISA Long-Term Disability Case Against First Unum
Court Awards Over $230,000 in Attorneys’ Fees to Prevailing Plaintiff in ERISA Long-Term Disability Case Against First Unum
On August 27, 2025, the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in Macalou v. First Unum Life Insurance Company, No. 22-CV-10439 (PKC), 2025 WL 2463624 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 27,…
First Circuit Affirms Insurer’s Discretion in Terminating Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Bernitz v. USAble Life, No. 24-1598, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 2463092 (1st Cir. Aug. 27, 2025), a dispute over the payment of long-term disability benefits, the First Circuit sided with…
ERISA Settlement Enforced, Fees Awarded—Even After the Client Tried to Back Out
When life insurance proceeds are on the line, it’s tempting to rethink a settlement after feeling burned—but courts don’t cater to second thoughts. In Bennett v. The Prudential Insurance Co.…
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Liability for Breach of Top Hat Plan Terms Where Lump-Sum Payouts Reduced Promised Lifetime Annuities
In Hoak v. Ledford, No. 24-12148, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 2450919 (11th Cir. Aug. 26, 2025) (Before: Jordan and Newsom, Circuit Judges, and Honeywell, District Judge), the Eleventh Circuit addressed whether…
Federal Court Finds ERISA Preemption Bars Retiree’s State-Law Claims Over Lost Benefits
In Quinn v. Southern California Edison Company, at al., No. 2:25-CV-02624-ODW (KSX), 2025 WL 2432658 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 22, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California…
District Court Upholds Hartford’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Despite Social Security Award
In Engweiler v. Howmet Aerospace Inc., No. 1:24-CV-975, 2025 WL 2318464 (W.D. Mich. Aug. 12, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan upheld Hartford Life and…
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