Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Valois, No. 23-3286, __ F. App’x __, 2024 WL 4678055 (9th Cir. Nov. 5, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Owens, Sung, and Sanchez)
One of ERISA’s goals is to simplify benefit plan administration and ensure that administrators are not subject to multiple conflicting claims or instructions. ERISA endeavors
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
Yates v. Symetra Life Ins. Co., No. 22-1093, __ F.4th __, 2023 WL 2174840 (8th Cir. Feb. 23, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Shepherd, Kelly, and Grasz)
The “exhaustion of administrative remedies” doctrine – which requires benefit plan claimants to pursue internal appeals before filing suit – is a staple in ERISA cases. The doctrine