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Does the Supreme Court’s Analysis in Thole v U.S., Bank, N.A. Apply to Welfare Benefit Plans?

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In Thole v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 140 S Ct. 1615 (2020), the Supreme Court, in a five to four decision authored by Justice Kavanaugh, held that participants in an ERISA defined benefit pension plan did not have standing under...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - The LHD/ERISA Advisor

The LHD/ERISA Advisor: Court Rejects Insurer's Interpretation of its Own Policy Language on Limitations Period

In Spina v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114887, (D.N.J. June 21, 2021), the court rejected both an insurer's and insured’s interpretation of when proof of loss was due under a long-term care policy and...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

MetLife sued over proprietary index funds in 401(k) plan

When you’re a financial services company that offers proprietary mutual funds within your 401(k) plan, expect to get sued....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - The LHD/ERISA Advisor

The LHD/ERISA Advisor - October 2020: Ninth Circuit Holds Attorneys' Fees Cannot be Recovered as "Other Equitable Relief" under...

In Castillo v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 25985 (9th Cir. Aug. 17, 2020), the Ninth Circuit held that attorneys' fees incurred during the administrative review process cannot be recovered as "other equitable...more

Robinson+Cole ERISA Claim Defense Blog

Ninth Circuit "Interprets" Accident Plan; "Direct and Sole Cause" Doesn't Mean What It Says

In Dowdy v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 16-15824, 2018 U.S. App. Lexis 12648 (9th Cir. May 16, 2018), the Ninth Circuit ruled that an accident plan that covers “accidental injury that is the Direct and Sole Cause of a Covered Loss”...more

Carlton Fields

Court Finds That Reinsurance Transaction Did Not Breach Investment Contract Underlying An ERISA Plan

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MetLife acquired the rights to a fixed investment option contract with Midco, a trust established to administer a retirement plan for the employees of Midco International, Inc. Midco plan participants received interest each...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Plotting A Course To Defeat Claims Of Insurer Bias

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a strong decision for insurers, the Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the administrator, rejected plaintiff’s conflict of interest argument, and found that it was not arbitrary for the...more

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Long Term Disability Payments: Standard for Abuse of Discretion

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Insurance for long term disability – payments to an insured who is prevented from earning his or her income due to long term disability – is a fruitful field for litigation for many reasons. Though the insurance may be...more

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Seventh Circuit Finds that State Insurance Law Applies, Resulting in De Novo Review of Benefit Claim

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On September 4, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in Fontaine v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), does not preempt...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

Eighth Circuit Decisions Reminds Employers Of Importance Of Granting ERISA Plan Administrators Discretion To Interpret Plan Terms

Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit released an opinion which highlights the importance of ensuring ERISA plan documents grant plan administrators the discretion to construe and interpret the...more

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