This month’s Friday Five covers federal guidelines for extension of ERISA claim deadlines due to the pandemic, as well as cases relating to: whether an expert witness who changes their opinion throughout the course of the...more
This month’s Friday Five considers the potential impact of the DOL’s new regulations. We also cover recent cases relating to the important issues of overpayment recovery and AD&D policy coverage....more
This month’s edition of The Friday Five highlights the disparity in outcomes across the courts for and against insurers in this area of the law. With the new DOL regulations set to take effect in one month, we will be...more
ERISA cases related to life insurance policies and related benefits were the focus of a number of reported decisions at the end of 2017 and continuing into the new year. This month’s issue of The Friday Five highlights four...more
On November 29, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) further delayed and extended the applicability date of the 2016 Final Rule amending claims procedures for ERISA-covered employee benefit plans. Previously, the Final Rule...more