Posts in Your ERISA Watch

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 ...

Mar 31 Your ERISA Watch – Equitable Relief for a Participant Death

Your ERISA Watch – Equitable Relief for a Participant Death This week’s notable decision is a magistrate recommendation that comes ...

Mar 24 Your ERISA Watch – Jury Trials in ERISA Cases?

Romano v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co. , No. 19-21147-CIV, 2021 WL 949939 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 12, 2021) (Magistrate Judge Jonathan ...