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Yates v. Symetra Life Insurance Co.

Kantor & Kantor represented a widow seeking accidental death benefits after her husband died from a heroin overdose. Symetra denied the claim under an ERISA-governed life insurance policy, cutting off benefits sought following the death. Rather than addressing the merits of the accidental death claim, Symetra asserted that the beneficiary failed to exhaust administrative remedies. […]