In Arrabito v. First Unum Life Ins. Co. et al., No. 1:24-CV-05054-GHW-JW, 2025 WL 485395 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 12, 2025), the court considered a discovery dispute in a matter involving a denied long-term disability claim. The dispute was primarily about the
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Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Severance Benefits; Denies ERISA Claimant Right to Jury Trial
In Kramer v. Am. Elec. Power Exec. Severance Plan, No. 24-3174, __F.4th__, 2025 WL 444923 (6th Cir. Feb. 10, 2025), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals considered a challenge brought by a severance plan participant disputing the district court’s…
District Court Affirms Discretionary Standard of Review and Upholds Unum’s Denial of ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Li v. First Unum Life Insurance Company, No. 23CV6985 (DLC), 2025 WL 326492 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 29, 2025), applying an abuse of discretion standard of review, New York Southern District Judge Denise Cote granted judgment to First Unum dismissing…
Third Circuit Finds Release Agreement Bars Employee’s Lawsuit Seeking Additional Pension Benefits
In Miller v. Campbell Soup Company Retirement & Pension Plan Administrative Committee, No. 24-1812, 2025 WL 416090 (3d Cir. Feb. 6, 2025), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals considered Plaintiff-Appellant Sherry Miller’s appeal from a district court order finding…
Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of Coverage for Residential Treatment, Finding Plan Administrator’s Reliance on InterQual Criteria to be Reasonable
In K.K.; I. B. v. Premera Blue Cross, et al., No. 23-35480, 2025 WL 415721 (9th Cir. Feb. 6, 2025), Plaintiffs, K.K. and her daughter I.B., sought recovery of benefits after Premera Blue Cross, the administrator of the Columbia…
Tenth Circuit Affirms Award of Severance Benefits to Employee Whose Job Duties were Materially and Adversely Diminished Following a Change of Control
In Hoff v. Amended and Restated Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Change of Control Severance Plan, et al., No. 23-1361, 2025 WL 400517 (10th Cir. Feb. 4, 2025), an ERISA-governed severance plan appealed to the Tenth Circuit from a district court’s…
Fourth Circuit Reverses Long-Term Disability Benefit Denial Due to Plan’s Failure to Adequately Consider Basis for Social Security Administration’s Award of Benefits
In Smith v. Cox Enterprises, Inc. Welfare Benefits Plan, No. 22-2173, __F.4th__, 2025 WL 379876 (4th Cir. Feb. 4, 2025), the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the termination of long-term disability benefits where the Defendant Cox Enterprises, Inc.…
District Court Grants Judgment to ERISA Claimant, Faulting Disability Insurer’s Arbitrary and Capricious Denial of Short-Term Disability Benefits
In Liggett v. Principal Financial Group, No. 22-CV-11183, 2025 WL 275119 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 23, 2025), Michigan Eastern District Judge Sean F. Cox conducted a nuanced exploration of the standards and processes required in disability claims adjudication, particularly focusing on…
District Court Grants Judgment to ERISA Claimant, Criticizing Insurer’s Arbitrary Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Berg v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, No. 2:24-CV-00097-SAB, 2025 WL 252481 (E.D. Wash. Jan. 21, 2025), Washington Eastern District Judge Stanley A. Bastian granted judgment to Plaintiff Barbara Berg, a former Walmart employee, against The Lincoln…
District Court Dismisses Lawsuit for Long-Term Disability Benefits Under ERISA Due to Claimant Filing Suit Too Soon
In Frederick v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 4:24-CV-00367-SRC, 2025 WL 71864 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 10, 2025), Missouri Eastern District Chief Judge Stephen R. Clark examined the contentious exhaustion of remedies issue in Plaintiff’s claim for long-term disability…