No case of the week, but many interesting issues have popped up in this week’s decisions, so keep reading. Happy Spring.
Court Credits Treating Physician Over Retained Experts
Stratton v. Life Insurance Co. of North Am., No. 20-CV-2037 JLS (NLS), 2022 WL 712926 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 8, 2022) (Judge Janis L. Sammartino).
This week’s case of the week is a significant long-term disability win for plaintiff Maureen Stratton, represented by our talented colleagues at Kantor & Kantor, Corrine Chandler and Andrew Kantor.
Ms. Stratton, who worked as a senior executive partner at Gartner Inc., began experiencing significant back pain in 2011. This pain progressed to such a point that, by early 2017, she was calling in sick to meetings and could no longer tolerate plane travel or extended sitting. Around that time, she stopped working and applied for disability benefits. Continue Reading Court Credits Treating Physician Over Retained Experts
Your ERISA Watch – Week of March 9, 2022
No case of the week this week as we make it through the end of winter doldrums. But keep reading for many interesting ERISA developments. Continue Reading Your ERISA Watch – Week of March 9, 2022