This month’s Friday Five discusses cases that address the admissibility of an expert opinion, the calculation of pre-disability earnings, the definition of disability earnings, circumstances where a court will transfer venue...more
This month’s Friday Five covers recent cases addressing: (1) a fiduciary’s right to bring an ERISA § 502(a)(3) equitable relief claim against a beneficiary; (2) when a life insurer may avail itself of Florida’s “facility of...more
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to: a court’s decision to hold an evidentiary hearing where factual disputes precluded summary judgment; dismissal of a claim for life insurance benefits of an ex-spouse who...more
This month's Friday Five covers cases relating to the standard for triggering an administrative appeal, exemptions to the exhaustion of administrative remedies requirement of ERISA, artful pleading in an attempt to avoid...more
This month’s Friday Five covers recent cases ruling on the scope of discovery, what qualifies as an "appeal" by a plaintiff and the applicability of California law precluding discretionary language in insurance policies....more
ERISA cases related to life insurance policies and related benefits were the focus of a number of reported decisions at the end of 2017 and continuing into the new year. This month’s issue of The Friday Five highlights four...more