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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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Evidence From LinkedIn, IMDB Used to Support Denial of Benefits

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Be careful what you ask for. The Plaintiff in a recent case from the Central District of California learned that lesson when the Plan’s re-evaluation of her claim for benefits revealed that she was apparently working as a...more

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A Question of Timing – Social Security Disability Determinations and the Administrative Record

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Court excludes evidence of Social Security disability award issued after the final decision issued on plaintiff’s claim for plan disability benefits. The decision accentuates the importance of fighting to...more

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