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When Is a Late ERISA Disability Claim Still Timely? Understanding the Three-Year Contractual Limitations Rule.

When Is a Late ERISA Disability Claim Still Timely? Understanding the Three-Year Contractual Limitations Rule.

When a disability claim is denied as “too late,” many claimants assume they’ve lost their chance to obtain benefits. But as more recent court decisions show, the law provides more…

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Ninth Circuit Vacates ERISA Penalties Against Netflix

In Zavislak v. Netflix, Inc., No. 24-4156, 2025 WL 2717422 (9th Cir. Sept. 24, 2025), the Ninth Circuit decided a case concerning an ERISA plan beneficiary’s request for plan documents…

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Federal Court Blocks Tribal Court Action Over ERISA-Governed Life Insurance Benefits

In Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,  et al. v. Mundahl, et al., No. 3:24-CV-03029-RAL, 2025 WL 2682509 (D.S.D. Sept. 19, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota…

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District Court Denies Insurer’s Attempt to Block Discovery in ERISA Benefits Case

In Gaines v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, No. 1:25-CV-00167-HAB-ALT, 2025 WL 2675105 (N.D. Ind. Sept. 18, 2025), Magistrate Judge Andrew Teel rejected an insurer’s effort to vacate the…

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Discovery in ERISA Benefit Claims: What Courts in the Ninth Circuit Allow

When courts review ERISA benefit denials, the standard of review makes all the difference in determining whether discovery will be allowed. Under de novo review, the court asks only one…

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Third Circuit Upholds PBGC Regulations on ARPA Pension Assistance and Confirms Contractual Withdrawal Liability Obligations

In In re Yellow Corporation, No. 25-1421, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 2647752 (3rd Cir. 2025) (Before: Shwartz, Montgomery-Reeves, and Ambro, Circuit Judges), the Third Circuit addressed significant issues at the intersection…

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