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District Court Finds Insurer Committed Numerous Errors and Abused Its Discretion in Terminating Disability Benefits Based on An Improper Application of The Policy’s Mental Health Limitation

District Court Finds Insurer Committed Numerous Errors and Abused Its Discretion in Terminating Disability Benefits Based on An Improper Application of The Policy’s Mental Health Limitation

In Ehrlich v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., No. 20-CV-02284-JST, 2024 WL 3745008 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 8, 2024), on Rule 52 cross-motions for judgment, California Northern District Judge Jon…

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District Court Affirms Insurer’s Application of ERISA Disability Policy’s Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion

In Tunkle v. Reliastar Life Insurance Company, No. 2:23-CV-10-SPC-NPM, 2024 WL 3638011 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 2, 2024), on cross-motions for summary judgment, a Florida Middle District Judge granted Defendant Reliastar’s motion,…

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Third Circuit Reverses District Court, Finds Lincoln Financial Group Did Not Abuse Its Discretion When Terminating Long-Term Disability Benefits

In Hawks v. PNC Financial Services Group Inc, et al., No. 23-2636, 2024 WL 3664599 (3d Cir. Aug. 6, 2024), an unpublished opinion, the Third Circuit vacated and remanded the…

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Seventh Circuit Affirms Health Insurer Not Required to Cover Therapies for Autism Based on Available Medical Literature at Time of Treatment

In Midthun-Hensen on behalf of K.H. v. Grp. Health Coop. of S. Cent. Wisconsin, Inc., No. 23-2100, __F.4th__, 2024 WL 3646149 (7th Cir. Aug. 5, 2024) the Seventh Circuit affirmed…

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In ERISA Class Action, Eleventh Circuit Affirms Decision that Home Depot 401(k) Plan Participants Did Not Carry Their Burden of Proof for Fiduciary Breach Claims

In Pizarro, et al. v. The Home Depot, Inc., et al., No. 22-13643, __F.4th__, 2024 WL 3633379 (11th Cir. Aug. 2, 2024), Plaintiffs, a class of current and former Home…

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District Court Grants Insurer’s Motion to Transfer Venue in ERISA Benefits Action Finding Significant Connection to Transferee District

In Cline v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., No. 23-CV-15091, 2024 WL 3455089 (N.D. Ill. July 18, 2024), Illinois Northern District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, granted Defendant Prudential’s motion to…

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