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07 Oct 2020
Your ERISA Watch – District Court Dismisses ERISA Fiduciary Breach Claim against Trader Joe’s Co.
This week’s notable decision is Kong v. Trader Joe’s Co., No. CV 20-05790 PA (JEMx), 2020 WL 5814102 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2020). Plaintiffs, employees of Trader Joe’s, brought this class action against the company and related defendants, alleging that they…
23 Sep 2020
Your ERISA Watch – District Court Equitably Tolls Limitations Period in ERISA Lawsuit for Disability Benefits Based on Mental Incompetence
This week’s notable decision is a firm victory in Poisson v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. 8:20-cv-01030-JVS-DFM (C.D. Cal. Sept. 21, 2020). In 2011, claimant Jones suffered severe trauma to his head and face from a motorcycle accident. The trauma…
02 Sep 2020
Your ERISA Watch – Eighth Circuit Jettisons Prior Circuit Precedent Holding that Procedural Irregularities Can Justify a De Novo Standard of Review
This week the Eighth Circuit’s decision in McIntyre v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 19-2367, __F.3d__, 2020 WL 4951028 (8th Cir. Aug. 25, 2020), clarified that when circumstances demand “less deferential review,” this cannot mean de novo review. Why?…
20 May 2020
Your ERISA Watch – Fifth Circuit Revives Claim Against Humana for Denying Eating Disorder Treatment
We have two notable decisions to report again this week, including one that is a firm victory. Let us start with the good news. The first notable decision, Katherine P. v. Humana Health Plan, Inc., No. 19-50276, __F.3d__, 2020 WL…
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