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When ERISA Plan Terms Override the Employer’s Conduct: A Lapsed Life Insurance Policy and a Denied Claim

In Strawson v. Transport Labor Contract/Leasing Inc., No. 24 CV 06158, 2026 WL 3257583 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 29, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed…

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Can a Severance Program Be an ERISA Plan? Court Allows Deere Employees’ ERISA Claims to Proceed

In Ahmed v. Deere & Company, No. 4:26-cv-04114-SLD-RLH, 2026 WL 3306360 (C.D. Ill. Nov. 2, 2026), the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois denied a motion…

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Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Prejudgment Interest and Attorney’s Fees Where the Policy Gave LINA Discretion to Require a Death Certificate as Proof of Loss

Williamson v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 25-5790, 2026 WL 3153191 (6th Cir. Oct. 21, 2026) (Before: Kethledge, Chief Judge; Cole and Mathis, Circuit Judges). In 2013, the…

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The Job Matters: California Court Awards ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits After MetLife’s Paper Reviewers Ignored a Scientist’s Cognitive Demands

In Wong v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 25-cv-10274-PCP, 2026 WL 3138805 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 20, 2026), United States District Judge P. Casey Pitts granted Plaintiff’s motion for judgment and…

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When ERISA Lets Your Insurer Withhold Disability Benefits to Recoup a Social Security Overpayment: A New York Federal Court Upholds Hartford’s Offset

In Doolittle v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 1:25-cv-00148 (BKS/CBF), 2026 WL 3135297 (N.D.N.Y. Oct. 20, 2026), Chief U.S. District Judge Brenda K. Sannes granted summary judgment to…

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Does an ERISA Remand Revive the “Fiduciary Exception”? Federal Court Orders Disability Insurer to Log Attorney Communications About a Remanded Claim

In Collier v. Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 8:20-cv-00839-JVS-KESx, 2026 WL 3126569 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2026), a federal magistrate judge confronted a question that arises whenever an…

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