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When Must an ERISA Life Insurance Plan Show How It Treats Similar Claims? A Texas Court Lets a Widow’s Claims Proceed

In Richards v. LifePoint Health Welfare Benefits Plan, No. 3:25-CV-3541-X, 2026 WL 3391457 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 6, 2026), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas considered…

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When Can an ERISA Plan Reject Treating Doctors’ Opinions? Court Upholds Sedgwick’s Long-Term Disability Termination

In Regulus v. Ascension Long Term Disability Plan, No. 4:25-cv-00616-SRC, 2026 WL 3320297 (E.D. Mo. Nov. 3, 2026), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted…

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Missed the ERISA Disability Claim Deadline? Court Lets Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Standard Proceed

In Ramos v. Standard Insurance Company, No. 26-cv-01477, 2026 WL 3320290 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 3, 2026), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a former…

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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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