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Fifth Circuit Finds Disability Policy’s “Transfer of Insurance Coverage” Provision Applies to Employee on Disability Leave on Policy’s Effective Date

Fifth Circuit Finds Disability Policy’s “Transfer of Insurance Coverage” Provision Applies to Employee on Disability Leave on Policy’s Effective Date

In Miller v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 20-30240, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 2221347 (5th Cir. June 2, 2021), the Fifth Circuit decided an issue that arises when an employer…

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Sixth Circuit Finds Dispute Between ERISA Fund Trustees Belongs in Arbitration

In Baker, et al. v. Iron Workers Local 25 Vacation Pay Fund, et al., No. 20-1946, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 2177666 (6th Cir. May 28, 2021), three trustees of an employee…

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Second Circuit Holds First Unum’s Decision to Terminate Long-Term Disability Benefits Was Not Arbitrary and Capricious

In Hinchey v. First Unum Life Insurance Company, et al., No. 20-1342, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 2153722 (2d Cir. May 27, 2021), a dispute over long-term disability benefits, Plaintiff-Appellant Joseph Hinchey…

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Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Determination that Claimant Waived Life Insurance Waiver of Premium Claim

If you have a claim for long-term disability benefits under an employer-provided plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), it is possible that you may qualify or…

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Reliance Standard Did Not Abuse Discretion Denying Long-Term Disability Benefits Under “Any Occupation” Standard

In Campbell v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 20-13393, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 2099810 (11th Cir. May 25, 2021), Plaintiff-Appellant Gregory Campbell appealed the district court’s grant of summary judgment…

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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Self-Funded Health Plan’s Equitable Lien on Member’s Medical Malpractice Settlement Proceeds

In Publix Super Markets, Inc., v. Figareau, et al., No. 20-14212, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 2065434 (11th Cir. May 24, 2021), an action brought under ERISA § 502(a)(3), the Eleventh Circuit…

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