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Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Beneficiary Statements: No Good Deed Goes Unlitigated

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Could listing designated beneficiaries on a participant statement spark a fiduciary breach lawsuit? In today’s world, the answer is always yes — and in LeBoeuf v. Entergy, it did....more

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When An Innocent ERISA Administrator Mistake Can Lead To Money Damages

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Synopsis: A recent decision of the federal district court for the Southern District of New York warns ERISA fiduciaries that even innocent mistakes that do not misuse plan assets or unjustly enrich the fiduciaries can cause...more

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A Summary Plan Description Can be a Plan Document

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In a decision issued a couple of years ago, the United States Supreme Court held that a summary plan description that differed from the plan document could not be enforced as the plan document. The Court said that the summary...more

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Third Circuit Says ERISA Administrative Appeal Denial Letters Must State Plan-Imposed Time Limits

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The Third Circuit recently held that ERISA administrative appeal denial letters must include plan-imposed time limits for commencing a lawsuit challenging the claim denial, and the failure to provide such notice warranted...more

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