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Hampton v. Reliance Std. Life Ins. Co.
In this 2014 ERISA case, where a claimant was diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, a claims-review fiduciary did not abuse its discretion...
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In this 2010 ERISA case, the Appellate pan administrator appealed from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, which held that the...
Read MoreAvenoso v. Reliance Std. Life Ins. Co.
In this 2021 ERISA case, the district court's entry of summary judgment in favor of the claimant was affirmed because, while the court adjudicated the...
Read MoreZurndorfer v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am.
In this 2008 ERISA case, the Plaintiff insured brought an acation against the Defendant plan administrator pursuant to ERISA, seeking reinstatement of...
Read MoreCook v. N.Y. Times Co. Group Long Term Disability Plan
In this 2004 ERISA case, the employee claimed to suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome. Neither the initial claim denial nor the subsequent determinations...
Read MoreTranbarger v. Lincoln Live & Annuity Co.
In this 2023 ERISA case, the Court held that the trial court properly concluded that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate complete and continuous disability...
Read MoreD.K. v. United Behavioral Health
In this 2023 ERISA case, the Court held that when reviewing a claim for benefits, an administrator is not required to defer to the opinions of a treating...
Read MoreMosely v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am.
In this 2023 ERISA case, the Defendant ceased providing disability benefits to the Plaintiff pursuant to a mental illness limitation of her long-term...
Read MoreSnapper v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am.
In this 2023 ERISA case, the Plaintiff, an attorney, began working for a law firm which had a long term disability policy through the Defendant insurance...
Read MoreMacnaughton v. Paul Revere Ins. Co.
In this 2023 ERISA case, the Plaintiff, a doctor, commenced this action against the Defendant insurer to recover unpaid benefits after an adverse benefits...
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