Goldfarb v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 23-10309, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 3271012 (11th Cir. July 2, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges William Pryor, Jill Pryor, and Marcus)
Of all the types of ERISA welfare benefit disputes, accidental death cases are perhaps the most fascinating. In these cases, everyone agrees that the insured
For the second week in a row, no single decision struck us as worthy of the spotlight. Perhaps the courts, like much of the rest of America, were too exhausted by the heatwave to set any precedents or make any rash decisions. Still, ERISA enthusiasts should read on to learn about the use of proprietary
It seems the courts had summer holiday plans this week, and as a result no decision stood out to us as particularly notable. There were, however, several cases worthy of a light beach read, including one involving an ex-wife seeking to garnish her ex-husband’s 401(k) plan account based on a defamation judgment against him, a