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No Objective Proof, No Benefits: Massachusetts Court Upholds Hartford’s Termination of ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Germana v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 23-30065-MGM, 2026 WL 2823567 (D. Mass. Sept. 21, 2026), United States District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni granted Hartford’s motion for…
ERISA Plan Forfeits Deferential Review by Failing to Explain Conflicting Vocational Opinions
In Schuyler v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2026 WL 2823712 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 18, 2026), United States District Judge Ronnie Abrams denied cross-motions for summary judgment in an ERISA…
ERISA De Novo Review and the Burden of Proof: California Court Affirms Unum’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Syed v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. CV 25-01052-MWF (CTSx), 2026 WL 2807048 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 18, 2026), United States District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald affirmed Unum's…
Federal Court Applies De Novo Review, Awards ERISA Mental Health Benefits After Plan Fails to Delegate Discretion to Its Reviewer
In Doe v. The Signature Benefits Plan and the Disney Severance Pay Plan, No. SA CV 24-2230 DMG (DFMx), 2026 WL 2790684 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 17, 2026), Chief United States…
Parkinson’s Doesn’t Improve: District of Oregon Reinstates ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits Unum Terminated After Surveilling a Claimant’s Astrology Hobby
In Zayn v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 3:25-cv-01190-JR, 2026 WL 2719813 (D. Or. Sept. 15, 2026), United States Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo granted judgment to Plaintiff…
Why a Treating Doctor’s Support Letter Wasn’t Enough: N.D. California Upholds Reliance Standard’s ERISA Disability Termination
In Bachand v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 25-cv-02061-MMC, 2026 WL 2723471 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 15, 2026), Judge Maxine M. Chesney of the United States District Court for the…
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