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21 Jul 2019
Your ERISA Watch – Say What You Mean or Pay What you Say: Federal Insurance Company’s Four-Million-Dollar Lesson
You may remember the case last year involving a group of Maine dairy delivery drivers who received $5 million in a proposed settlement all due to a missing oxford comma. (A lack of an Oxford comma cost dairy $5 million.) …
05 May 2019
Your ERISA Watch – Seventh Circuit Holds that Death by Autoerotic Asphyxiation Is Excluded under AD&D Policy
This week’s notable decision is Tran v. Minnesota Life Ins. Co., No. 18-1723, __F.3d__, 2019 WL 1894769 (7th Cir. Apr. 29, 2019). The Seventh Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling finding that the insured’s death from autoerotic asphyxiation was an…
21 May 2018
Your ERISA Watch – Ninth Circuit Holds That Substantial Contribution Standard Applies to AD&D Policy Exclusion and Reverses Denial of Benefits
I’m pleased to report this week’s notable decision is a firm victory in the case of Dowdy v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., No. 16-15824, __F.3d__, 2018 WL 2223722 (9th Cir. May 16, 2018), which involved a denial of benefits under…
26 Aug 2016
Do You Know About Your ERISA Life Insurance Exclusions?
The California Bay Area workforce is booming and employers are competing with each other to attract the best pool of candidates. Many employers offer prospects generous employee benefits, including long term disability insurance, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment…
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