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Mar 2019 - Publication
EEOC Remains Silent on ADA and GINA Wellness Guidance
Practice: Employment, ERISA, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice
Mar 2016 - Publication
U.S. Supreme Court: ERISA Reporting Decisions are the Responsibility of Federal Government, Not States
Practice: ERISA, Health Care, Life, Health & Disability
Sep 2014 - Publication
Gordon & Rees’s Matt Kleiner and Dawn Valentine Author Article in DRI Happenings
Practice: Appellate, Employment, ERISA, Insurance
Jul 2014 - Publication
Employers Must Amend Qualified Retirement Plans by Dec. 31 to Comply With DOMA Ruling
Practice: ERISA
Mar 2014 - Publication
ERISA Preempts Prejudgment Interest Claim Under California Insurance Code Section 10111.2
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Mar 2014 - Publication
Cause of Action Exists for HMO’s Negligent Delegation of Statutory Obligation to Reimburse Emergency Physicians
Practice: Appellate, ERISA, Insurance
Feb 2014 - Publication
Sick Leave Plan Deemed Payroll Practice Outside ERISA Pre-emption and Subject to California Kin Care Law
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Jan 2014 - Publication
DRI ERISA Report Publishes Article By Gordon & Rees Partners Ron Alberts and Sarah Turner
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Dec 2013 - Publication
Denial Of Health Benefits For Federal Employee’s Same-Sex Domestic Partner Violates Plan And Constitution
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Apr 2013 - Publication
Plan's Terms, Not Equitable Principles, Govern An Action Pursuant to Section 502(a)(3) of ERISA
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Apr 2013 - Publication
Fiduciaries Must Act Diligently By Thoroughly Investigating All Potential Investment Opportunities for Beneficiaries
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Feb 2013 - Publication
Developments in Insurance Case Law 2012
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Oct 2012 - Publication
Fick v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, et al., - Plaintiff Prevailed In Remanding Long Term Disability Benefits Case To State Court.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Sep 2012 - Publication
Garner v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., et al.? Payroll Practice Exists Even When An Employee Exercises A "Buy-up" Option.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Aug 2012 - Publication
Brady v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. ? Injunctive Relief Claims Dismissed Because Duplicative of Benefits Claim and Preempted by ERISA.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Jul 2012 - Publication
Day v. AT&T Disability Income Plan ? Disability Benefits Can Be Offset by Pension Benefits Distribution.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Jun 2012 - Publication
Harlick v. Blue Shield of California - Health Insurer Required Under California's Mental Health Parity Act to Pay Costs of Residential Treatment for Anorexia
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Jun 2012 - Publication
Orr v. Prudential Insurance Co., et al. ? ERISA Plans Not Preempted By State Community Property Law.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Jun 2012 - Publication
Health Net, Inc. v. RLI Insurance Company ? Dishonest Acts Impact Liability Insurance Coverage.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Apr 2012 - Publication
Salz v. Standard Insurance Co., et al. ? U.S. District Court Affirms Denial of Claimant's Disability Benefits
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Mar 2012 - Publication
Susan Rene Jones v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., et al. -Attorneys' Fee Motions Under ERISA Closely Scrutinized For Reasonableness
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Oct 2011 - Publication
Aurora S.A. v. Steve Poizner ? Commissioner's Decision to Deny Purchase of California Insurance Company Upheld
Practice: Appellate, ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Sep 2011 - Publication
Withrow v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shield, Inc., Salary Protection Plan (Ltd) ? California's 4 Year Statute of Limitations Applies to ERISA Claim
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Jul 2011 - Publication
David Barboza v. California Association of Professional Firefighters, et al. ? Claimant's Failure to Exhaust his Administrative Remedies is Excused
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Jun 2011 - Publication
Cyr v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., et al. ? In an En Banc Decision, the Ninth Circuit Reverses Authority Which Limited the Proper Parties in Some ERISA Matters to the Benefit Plan Itself, Or the Plan Administrator.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
May 2011 - Publication
Cigna Corp. v. Amara - Summary Plan Description Is Not Part of An ERISA Plan
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Mar 2011 - Publication
Salomaa v. Honda Long Term Disability Plan ? Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court Holding the Plan Administrator Abused its Discretion in Denying LTD Benefits
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Mar 2011 - Publication
Insurance Law Quarterly Newsletter
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Mar 2011 - Publication
U.S. District Court of Western Washington Applies Recently Amended Washington Insurance Regulation Precluding Discretionary Clauses in Disability Polices To ERISA Claims
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Jan 2011 - Publication
Quality Infusion Care, Inc., v. Health Care Services Corp., d/b/a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas ? The Fifth Circuit Affirms An Insurance Company's Contractual Recoupment of Overpayments To HealthCare Provider
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Dec 2010 - Publication
CIGNA Corp. v. Amara ? Oral argument held before U.S. Supreme Court in "standard of injury" case involving Summary Plan Description that failed to fully address change in plan terms.
Practice: ERISA
Dec 2010 - Publication
Muniz v. Amec Construction Management, Inc. ? Appellate Court Affirms District Court's Decision Upholding Termination of Disability Benefits
Practice: Appellate, ERISA, Insurance
Nov 2010 - Publication
Michael Mitchell. v. CB Richard Ellis Long Term Disability Plan ? Appeal upheld that MetLife abused its discretion in denying long term disability benefits
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Nov 2010 - Publication
Frederico Quan, et al. v. Computer Sciences Corporation; CSC Retirement and Employee Benefits Plan Committee, et al. ? The Ninth Circuit Adopts The "Moench Presumption" For Employee Stock Ownership Plans.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Nov 2010 - Publication
Gunn v Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company ? Appellate Court reverses District Court's Decision: Policy language controls over Summary Plan Document and Reviewing Physician's Long-standing Relationship with Reliance Insufficient to Establish Conflict of Interest where Medical Evidence Supports Reasonableness of Administrator's Decision
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Nov 2010 - Publication
U.S. Supreme Court's Fall Employment Docket: Municipal Lawyer Magazine Features Article by Lawrence Lee and Brandon Saxon
Practice: Employment, ERISA, Labor
Oct 2010 - Publication
Gonzales v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, et al.: Neither A Written Instrument Or A Form 5500 Are Required To Establish An Employee Benefit Plan Under ERISA.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Oct 2010 - Publication
Finley v. Hartford Life And Accident Insurance Company 1 ? Ninth Circuit Reverses Northern District Court Decision on ERISA Long Term Disability Claim Based on Video Surveillance that Contradicted Plaintiff's Claim
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Sep 2010 - Publication
Jackson v. Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati Long Term Disability Plan, et al., On De Novo Review Lack of Objective Medical Evidence Results in Denial of Claim for Disability
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Sep 2010 - Publication
Fagan v. Life Insurance Co. of North America ? Plaintiff Prevails On Motion for Summary Judgment Based On Physical Impairment
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Sep 2010 - Publication
Bonner v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al. ? Life insurance beneficiary designation must be "signed" to be effective under Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act ("FEGLIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 8705.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Sep 2010 - Publication
Barbara Sterio v. HM Life, et al. - Denial of Long Term Disability Benefits Was An Abuse of Discretion.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Aug 2010 - Publication
Gwendolyn Byrd. v. Unum Life Insurance ? Summary Judgment Granted in Favor of Insurer/Claims Administrator Under an Unaltered Abuse of Discretion Standard
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Aug 2010 - Publication
Prado v. Allied Domecq Spirits and Wine Group Disability Income Policy. ? Defendant Granted Summary Adjudication Because Collateral Estoppel Prevented Re-litigation of Standard of Review; Plaintiff Afforded Leave to Conduct Discovery Re: Conflict of Interest
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Aug 2010 - Publication
Rein v. The Standard Insurance Co. ? An Insurance Policy May Constitute The Plan Under ERISA, And May Confer Discretionary Authority To The Insurer.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Aug 2010 - Publication
Marilyn McIlhaney v. Anthem Life Insurance Company Long Term Disability Plan, et al. Denial of Long Term Disability Benefits Was An Abuse of Discretion.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Aug 2010 - Publication
Choice Healthcare, Inc. v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado ? No Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Insurance Company That Pays Only A Small Number Of Claims In The Forum State.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Aug 2010 - Publication
Holmstrom v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.? Objective Medical Evidence Supports ERISA Plaintiff's Disability Claim
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Jul 2010 - Publication
Tad Devlin Authors Article for ICA Summer 2010 Newsletter
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Jul 2010 - Publication
Simonia v. Glendale Nissan/Infiniti Disability Plan ?ERISA Plaintiff Was Not Awarded Attorney's Fees Under ERISA 502(g) When Defendant Insurer Dismissed Its Counterclaim For Overpayment Of Disability Benefits
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Jun 2010 - Publication
Salz v. Standard Ins. Co. - Structural Conflicts Framework Applies to ERISA Cases Under the Abuse of Discretion Standard
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Jun 2010 - Publication
Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. ? ERISA Claimant May Seek Attorney's Fees Even If Not a "Prevailing Party" Per Se
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
May 2010 - Publication
Carberry v. MetLife - Court Allows Limited Discovery In ERISA Disability Benefits Case Under Glenn Interpretation
Practice: ERISA
May 2010 - Publication
Carmona v. Carmona, et al. ? ERISA Benefits Vest At The Time The Participant Retires.
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
May 2010 - Publication
LaAsmar v. Phelps Dodge Corporation Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Dependant Life Insurance Plan ? Insured's Family Awarded Accidental Death Benefits where Insured Died in a Car Accident while Driving Intoxicated
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Apr 2010 - Publication
Yvette Bravo v. The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, et al. ? Summary Judgment Denied in Non-ERISA Disability Benefits Action
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Apr 2010 - Publication
Martorello v. Sun Life Assurance Co. ? Bonuses Excluded From Calculation of ERISA Disability Earnings
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Apr 2010 - Publication
Alfredo Leon Orea v. FS San Francisco Employment, Inc.'s Long Term De Novo Disability Plan ? New Evidence Admissible In Review Of Benefits Determination Under ERISA
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Apr 2010 - Publication
ICA's Spring 2010 Newsletter Includes Two Gordon & Rees Articles
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Apr 2010 - Publication
Wise v. Verizon Communications Inc. - One Statute of Limitations Per State For ERISA Benefits-Recovery Claims
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Feb 2010 - Publication
A Review of the U.S. Supreme Court's Rulings in Employment Law
Practice: Employment, ERISA, Labor, Life, Health & Disability
Feb 2010 - Publication
Langston v. North American Asset Development Corporation Group Disability Plan ? ERISA Plaintiff Who Obtained Remand Order Deemed Prevailing Party
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
Jan 2010 - Publication
Insurance Law Quarterly Newsletter
Practice: ERISA, Insurance, Life, Health & Disability
Jan 2010 - Publication
Recent Developments in ERISA Case Law
Practice: ERISA, Insurance
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