by Cody AllisonMitchell v. CB Richard Ellis Long Term Disability Plan
In this 2009 case, an employee challenged a plan administrator's denial of long-term disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonLelu v. Hartford Live & Accident Ins. Co.
In this 2009 case, the employer was the plan sponsor and plan administrator of an ERISA long-term disability benefits plan. The insurance company was the...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonChapman v. Choicecare Long Island Term Disability Plan
In this 2002 case, due to a mental disability, the claimant submitted a long term disability benefits application to an insurance company that was under...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonGibbs v. CIGNA Corp.
In this 2006 case, the district court held that $ 150,000 in "guaranteed" "minimum compensation" paid to the executrix's husband was not a salary under his...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonGeiger v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.
In this 2023 case, an insurer did not abuse its discretion in denying long-term disability (LTD) benefits to plaintiff under ERISA, as considering the...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonMongeluzo v. Baxter Travenol Long Term Disability Benefit Plan
In this 1995 case, Plaintiff brought action based on a denial of his claim for long-term disability benefits pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonBlair v. Alcatel-Lucent Long Term Disability Plan
In this 2017 case, where an ERISA claims administrator terminated a recipient's long-term disability benefits, substantial evidence supported the decision,...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonMarantz v. Permanente Med. Group, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan
In this 2012 ERISA case, the claimant, who was a doctor, underwent surgery for a herniated disc and degenerative disc disease, but she stopped working full...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonPerez-Jones v. Liberty Life Assur. Co.
In this 2016 ERISA case, the Plaintiff sought reinstatement of her long term disability benefits after she had "knowingly and voluntarily" waived her right...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonInteresting Article on ERISA In The Journal of Accountancy
Here is an interesting article on the history of ERISA and the challanges we face going forward. The law has been in existence for over 40 years, but there...
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