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When Interpleader Serves the Insurer More Than the Beneficiary: Court Denies MetLife Fees in ERISA Life Insurance Dispute

When Interpleader Serves the Insurer More Than the Beneficiary: Court Denies MetLife Fees in ERISA Life Insurance Dispute

In Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Diane Cooper, et al., No. 1:25cv1161, 2026 WL 1346605 (M.D.N.C. May 14, 2026), a federal magistrate judge drew a clear line between interpleader as…

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Utah Federal Court Grants Partial Discovery in Accidental Death Benefits Dispute, Requires Supplementation of Administrative Record

In Mayor v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 1:25-cv-00012, 2026 WL 1339911 (D. Utah May 14, 2026), a Utah federal magistrate judge granted in part and denied in part a…

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Eighth Circuit Affirms AD&D Denial Where Anticoagulant “Contributed To” Fatal Subdural Hematoma

In Beard v. Lincoln Nat’l Life Ins. Co., No. 25-2950, 2026 WL 1279959 (8th Cir. May 11, 2026), the Eighth Circuit affirmed judgment on the administrative record for Lincoln National…

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N.D. Cal. Enforces North Carolina Choice of Law Provision, Holds California Insurance Code § 10110.6 Does Not Void Discretionary Review

In Farris v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 25-cv-04164-RS, 2026 WL 1270071 (N.D. Cal. May 8, 2026), Chief Judge Richard Seeborg granted Defendant Life Insurance Company of North…

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Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Long-COVID LTD Benefits Under Non-ERISA Federal Reserve Plan, Applying Arbitrary-and-Capricious Review Borrowed from ERISA Case Law

In Martin v. Fed. Rsrv. Bank of Cleveland, et al., No. 25-3518, ---F.4th----2026 WL 1256663 (6th Cir. May 7, 2026), the Sixth Circuit affirmed judgment on the administrative record for…

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When an ERISA Remand Means Starting Over: Court Addresses Claim Deadlines, IME Obligations, and Attorney’s Fees After Procedural Default by Insurer

In Chalk v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 3:25-cv-133-RGJ, 2026 WL 1252337 (W.D. Ky. May 7, 2026), District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings of the United States District Court…

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