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This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to augmentation of the administrative record following new rationales, attempted alternative ERISA causes of action, untimely ERISA claims, plans governed by ERISA even in the absence of a written plan document, and the limited weight given to residual...
Stephanie Denker, an Associate at Saul Ewing, LLP, will be speaking at the ARIAS Fall Conference on November 4, 2022. This session, Rapid Fire Case Presentations, was such a success in years past, it's being brought back for 2022! Hear from five presenters as they compete to convince the audience...
The Lawsuits and Law Firms Behind the Gaming Industry Another source of litigation for the games indsutry are so-called “loot boxes,” or purchasable opportunities to receive in-game items, with more powerful or valuable items being rarer. Loot boxes have been likened to gambling by regulators and...
Darius Gambino with Danny Cevallos - on Andy Warhol/Prince SCOTUS Case and Copyright Law in Art Danny Cevallos guest hosts the Michael Smerconish Program where he invites Saul Ewing's Darius Gambino to talk copyright law in art and music. Original air date, 14 October 2022.
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to the interpretation of time periods for claims under life insurance and disability plans, a situation where three separate administrators handled a disability benefits claim (but came to different decisions), the Eleventh Circuit’s parsing of...
To date, and with exception of online casino games, access to most video games has not been strictly limited by age or other criteria1. That, however, may be changing. In this chapter we will explore the history of loot boxes, their impact on gaming culture, and the prospects for their global...
Property insurers faced with COVID-19 related claims for business income losses can take comfort in the recent trend of most appellate courts to find in favor of insurers that have denied coverage based on policy language requiring direct physical loss or damage. What You Need to Know: Many...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of ambiguous policy terms, evaluation of claimant’s expert witness, inclusion of law firms as appropriate parties from whom plan administrators may seek equitable relief, transfer of cases from the claimant’s choice of venue, and...
This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of regulatory deadlines, the enforceability of discretionary clauses, circuit courts going both ways on appeals from summary judgment rulings in favor of plans, and a benefits award for a former professional football player where the...
ATHLETICS RISK MANAGEMENT Saul Ewing attorneys Amy Piccola, Andrea Brockway and Tricia Duffy, along with Sam Swartout of United Educators, will speak at the University & College Insurance Consortium (UCIC) 11th Annual Safety Leadership Conference on June 14th on the topic of Athletics Risk...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to an award of attorney’s fees (but not) costs, class certification in an ERISA benefits case, a court finding that a physician claimant was disabled from his own occupation, a claimant paying into insurance he thinks he has, and an insurance company...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service law firm with attorneys in 16 offices, today announced that 59 attorneys from the Firm received the distinguished honor of being recognized for legal excellence and client service by Chambers USA 2022. Several of the Firm’s practice areas also earned high rankings...