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Carlton Fields

Eleventh Circuit Vacates Jury Award in Favor of Insurer Where Unjust Enrichment Claim Is Subject of Express Insurance Contract

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In MONY Life Insurance Co. v. Perez, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals set aside a jury verdict in favor of MONY Life Insurance Co. on its unjust enrichment claim against policyholder Bernard Perez, holding that an...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

The LHD/ERISA Advisor: Ninth Circuit Reverses Award of Attorneys' Fees

In Gorbacheva v. Abbott Laboratories Extended Disability Plan, et al., 29 U.S. App. LEXIS 36542 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2019), the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's award of attorneys' fees to an ERISA claimant as...more

Franczek P.C.

School Resource Officers Not Entitled to Law Enforcement Disability Benefits

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A recent Illinois Appellate Court decision addressed the question of whether School Resource Officers (“SROs”) employed by school districts are entitled to district-paid disability and health insurance benefits for “law...more

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A Question of Timing – Social Security Disability Determinations and the Administrative Record

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Court excludes evidence of Social Security disability award issued after the final decision issued on plaintiff’s claim for plan disability benefits. The decision accentuates the importance of fighting to...more

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