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Supreme Court Decides Pleading Standard to Allege ERISA Prohibited-Transaction Claims, Favoring Plaintiffs

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Key takeaway: The Supreme Court held that to state an ERISA prohibited-transaction claim under 29 U.S.C. § 1106(a), a plaintiff needs only to plausibly allege the elements contained in § 1106(a) itself and does not need to...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Remand Order Constitutes Sufficient Degree of Success on the Merits to Justify Attorneys' Fees Award- May 24 2021

In Fisher v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 184024 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 5, 2020), the court held that a remand order requiring the claim administrator to reassess its denial of benefits constituted a sufficient degree...more

Saul Ewing LLP

The Friday Five: Five Current ERISA Litigation Highlights – May 2021

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This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to disputes between beneficiaries to life insurance policy proceeds, an insurer’s use of independent medical reviewers and in-house nurses to evaluate claims, the preexisting...more

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