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The LHD/ERISA Advisor: Court Applies "Reasoned Approach" in Upholding Insurer's Denial of LTD Claim

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In Creed v. Hartford Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17613, (S.D. Ohio February 4, 2020), the court applied a "reasoned explanation" approach to hold that the evidence supported an insurer's decision to deny an...more

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The LHD/ERISA Advisor: Eleventh Circuit Rules Against Insurer in LTD Case

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In Kaviani v. Reliance Std. Life Ins. Co., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 3006 (11th Cir. Jan. 31, 2020), the Eleventh Circuit held that an insurer had failed to give sufficient credence to a claimant's self-reports of pain and...more

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California Plaintiff Fails to Satisfy Burden of Proof in Long-Term Disability Case

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The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, applying de novo review due to California’s discretionary clause ban, ruled that an employee of Apple, Inc. was not entitled to long-term disability benefits...more

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Court upholds South Carolina company's benefits plan decision

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One of the most important components of the employment relationship is the benefits package an employer is able to offer its employees. Employee benefits have to make business sense for the employer because there’s always a...more

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