10 results for 'cat:"Employment" AND cat:"ERISA" AND cat:"Insurance"'.
J. Melgren grants a former employee's motion for summary judgment concerning an insurance company's denial of disability benefits under ERISA. The former employee, who developed a serious back pain condition at work, sufficiently showed in court that he was disabled while under the plan before he lost his job.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Melgren, Filed On: February 14, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv2054, NOS: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Labor, Categories: employment, erisa, insurance
J. Shubb finds for a life insurance company on a widow’s ERISA claims arising from the denial of accidental death benefits when her husband, who was employed by a grocery store chain and was learning to fly allegedly store-owned aircraft, died following a fatal crash. The company's policy included an aircraft exclusion that applied to the decedent, as he was considered part of the crew, rather than a passenger, at the time of the accident.
Court: USDC Eastern District of California, Judge: Shubb, Filed On: January 26, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv919, NOS: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Labor, Categories: employment, erisa, insurance
J. Zilly denies the employee's motion to amend the judgment for her complaint that the insurance company wrongfully denied her claim for long-term disability benefits under an employee benefit plan. The employee shows a taxable 2015 income of $104,500 but she does not show that this income is solely from her employment, or that it was her base salary without added funds such as bonuses and overtime pay. The insurance company is to calculate the employee's claim for LTD benefits according to the policy, and then it is to pay pre-judgment interest at a 5.46% rate per annum on unpaid LTD benefits from Oct. 6, 2020 until Oct. 6, 2023, the date of judgment.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Zilly, Filed On: December 18, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv1424, NOS: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Labor, Categories: employment, erisa, insurance
Want access to unlimited case records and advanced research tools? Create your free CasePortal account now. No credit card required to register.
Try CasePortal for Free
J. Atchley denies the individual plaintiff's motion for judgment on the record in this case concerning the denial of benefits under a long-term disability insurance policy. The individual was allegedly injured in a motor vehicle accident, and the insurance provider eventually closed her claim when it determined that she could perform less physically demanding work. The company had "a reasoned basis" for its decision, including the opinions of several of the claimant's treating physicians.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Tennessee , Judge: Atchley, Filed On: September 22, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv266, NOS: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Labor, Categories: employment, erisa, insurance
J. Osteen denies a life insurance company’s motion for summary judgment following allegations that it violated ERISA when it denied a dental analyst for Blue Cross Blue Shield her long-term disability benefits. Although she had been receiving these benefits for nearly 20 years due to a debilitating disease, one of the insurance company’s agents observed the analyst and found that she could walk and perform other daily activities in a “normal” manner. Therefore, the company cut off her benefits, but it made the decision without full evidence of the analyst’s disability. The benefits claim is therefore remanded to the company for further review.
Court: USDC Middle District of North Carolina, Judge: Osteen, Filed On: August 14, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv186, NOS: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Labor, Categories: employment, erisa, insurance