Posts in 2021

Apr 30 Why Can't We Remove the Stigma of Mental Illness?

Why is there no stigma when it comes to discussing our genetically inherited conditions like thyroid disorders or high blood ...

Apr 28 Your ERISA Watch – An Insurer Can't Just Say It's So For Purposes of a Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion

Gustafson-Feis v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. C20-5336 BHS, __ F. Supp. __, 2021 WL 1561690 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 21, 2021) ...

Apr 21 Your ERISA Watch – Pension Plan Service Providers and Administrators May be Liable for Misstated Benefits, Even Though Miscalculations Are Not Fiduciary Breaches

Bafford v. Northrop Grumman Corporation , No. 20-55222, __ F.3d __, 2021 WL 1419055 (9th Cir. Apr. 15, 2021) (Before Boggs, Smith, ...

Apr 14 Your ERISA Watch – Eleventh Circuit Holds That Fees Can Only Be Awarded Against Parties, not Attorneys

Peer v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Bos. , No. 19-13974, 2021 WL 1257440, __ F.3d __ (11th Cir. Apr. 6, 2021) (Before Circuit ...

Apr 07 Your ERISA Watch – A Policy Anniversary is Not a Renewal Date

In an April Fool’s day decision, the Eighth Circuit holds that (1) a policy anniversary is not a renewal and thus is insufficient ...

Apr 05 Recovery, Like Life, is a Process and a Journey

Recovery, Like Life, is a Process and a Journey I am reminded on a daily basis what an eating disorder can do to a person. I ...