MAIN OFFICES
- 19839 Nordhoff St,
Northridge, CA 91324 - (818) 886-2525
Category: Life Insurance
28 Jan 2019
Your ERISA Watch – Employer Must Pay Dependent Life Insurance Benefits to Employee Due to Failure to Provide Summary Plan Description
Today’s notable decision is a good one on equitable remedies, made possible by CIGNA Corp. v. Amara, 563 U.S. 421 (2011). In Snitselaar v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 2019 WL 279995 (N.D. Iowa Jan. 22, 2019), Unum denied…
19 Nov 2018
Your ERISA Watch – District Court Rules State Law Claims Concerning Payment of Life Insurance Benefits Not Preempted by ERISA
Today’s notable decision is a district court decision in the matter of Flinn v. Minnesota Life Insurance Company, No. CV 18-10868-WGY, 2018 WL 5982021 (D. Mass. Nov. 14, 2018), a case involving the delivery of life insurance benefits to the…
15 Oct 2018
Your ERISA Watch – Sixth Circuit Holds No Breach of Fiduciary Duty for Failing to Inform Participant of Life Insurance Conversion Right
This week’s notable decision is Vest v. Resolute FP US Inc., No. 18-5046, __F.3d__, 2018 WL 4905751 (6th Cir. Oct. 10, 2018). The court affirmed the district court’s ruling that Plaintiff did not adequately plead a breach-of-fiduciary-duty cause of action…
13 Aug 2018
Your ERISA Watch – Court Rules No Remedy Available for Aggrieved Life Insurance Beneficiary
This week’s notable decision is another claimant-unfriendly opinion out of the Fourth Circuit neck of the woods – Dawson-Murdock v. National Counseling Group, Inc., et al., No. 3:18-CV-58, 2018 WL 3744020 (E.D. Va. Aug. 7, 2018). In this case, Plaintiff…
Attorney Advertising. This information is designed for general information only. The information presented should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. Past results and testimonials are not a guarantee, warranty, or prediction of the outcome of your case, and should not be construed as such. Past results cannot guarantee future performance. Any result in a single case is not meant to create an expectation of similar results in future matters because each case involves many different factors, therefore, results will differ on a case-by-case basis. By providing certain contact information herein, you are expressly authorizing the recipient of this message to contact you via the methods of communication provided.
