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District of New Jersey Affirms Narrow Scope of ERISA Discovery, Holds Prior STD Claim File Is Not Part of LTD Administrative Record

District of New Jersey Affirms Narrow Scope of ERISA Discovery, Holds Prior STD Claim File Is Not Part of LTD Administrative Record

In Stallman v. First Unum Life Insurance Company, et al, No. CV 23-20975 (JXN)(LDW), 2025 WL 3749611 (D.N.J. Dec. 29, 2025), the United States District Court for the District of…

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Court Partially Rejects Exhaustion Defense in ERISA Fiduciary-Breach Case

In Bechtel v. Wexford Health Sources Inc., et al., No. CV-25-08006-PCT-DLR, 2025 WL 3537563 (D. Ariz. Dec. 10, 2025), the district court addressed whether the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative…

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Western District of Kentucky Remands LTD Claim After LINA’s Administrative Failure

In Chalk v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 3:25-CV-133-RGJ, 2025 WL 3006758 (W.D. Ky. Oct. 27, 2025), the court addressed a familiar issue in ERISA litigation—how to handle…

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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Denial of ERISA-Governed Short Term Disability Benefits, Finding Administrator’s Decision Was Not Arbitrary and Capricious

In Rubin v. Life Insurance Company of North America, et al., No. 24-10433, 2025 WL 689691 (11th Cir. Mar. 4, 2025), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Life Insurance…

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District Court Grants Judgment to ERISA Claimant, Faulting Disability Insurer’s Arbitrary and Capricious Denial of Short-Term Disability Benefits

In Liggett v. Principal Financial Group, No. 22-CV-11183, 2025 WL 275119 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 23, 2025), Michigan Eastern District Judge Sean F. Cox conducted a nuanced exploration of the standards and…

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Ninth Circuit Affirms United of Omaha’s Denial of Disability Insurance Benefits

In Gray v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, No. 24-700, 2024 WL 5001915 (9th Cir. Dec. 6, 2024), Plaintiff-Appellant Kandice Gray appealed the district court’s judgment in favor of…

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