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ERISA: 8th Circuit–Claimant’s Contradictory Statements to SSA Can Be Used To Deny ERISA Disability Claim Involving...

What happens when an ERISA claimant submits contradictory statements to the Social Security Administration and the ERISA plan administrator? Can these contradictory statements be used to deny the ERISA claim? YES....more

Healthcare Law Newsletter Fall/Winter 2012: Ninth Circuit Addresses Fiduciary Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege in ERISA...

In an opinion authored by Judge Berzon for Stephan v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 697 F.3d 917 (9th Cir. 2012), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed the Northern District of California’s decision to uphold...more