This month’s Friday Five covers an appellate ruling on a complicated case raising both state and federal claims, an instance of procedural improprieties in the administrative review process informing the court’s substantive...more
2/10/2025
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Denial of Benefits ,
Disability ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Plan Administrators ,
Retirement Plan ,
Settlement
This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions that elucidate the difference between disputes that call upon the discretion and judgment of a court compared to disputes where the court is called upon to follow...more
This month’s Friday Five highlights both circuit and district court opinions on the scope of ERISA preemption, discretionary review and exhaustion of administrative remedies....more
This month’s Friday Five discusses cases that explore the bounds of claims administrators’ discretion. Several cases highlight the divergent outcomes possible in light of the deferential arbitrary and capricious standard of...more
This month’s Friday Five discusses cases that address the meaning of de novo review, the relative weight to be given to initial denial correspondence versus appeal correspondence, the necessity of a claims manual, the...more
This month’s Friday Five covers recent cases addressing eligibility requirements to qualify for disability benefits, the application of plan-prescribed time limits for filing suit, partial versus total disability and a...more