Lane Powell PC is a law firm that has recently combined with Ballard Spahr to form a nationally recognized firm with a broad geographic presence across the United States. The firm has a long history and focuses on providing legal services with an emphasis on client service, diversity, inclusion, and community engagement. Its published content frequently addresses legal issues related to employee benefits and insurance law, particularly ERISA-governed long term disability claims. The firm analyzes court decisions and procedural requirements in ERISA litigation, offering insights into claims administration, judicial review standards, and evidentiary burdens in disability benefit disputes.
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I was thinking about double jeopardy yesterday. Not the Trebek kind, though that is my favorite tv show. Instead, I was thinking about the somewhat enigmatic statement in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that no person “be subject…
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As you know, on April 1, 2018 new regulations from the U.S. Department of Labor’s governing Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) disability benefit claims became effective.
How will these new regulations affect litigation? New issues will develop…
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Did you know that, as of 2008, there’s a good chance the federal government can prosecute you for fraud against the U.S. whenever it wants to, regardless of the statute of limitations? Does that seem alarming to you?
Same here.…
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Following our recent post on disclosures to the EPA, this week we’re going to look at disclosures to outside auditors, often in the context of internal investigations, and steps to take to limit any waiver of attorney work-product protection. Here we…
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