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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...

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...

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...

Amy Piccola, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be presenting at the 2022 NACUA Annual Conference , June 26-29, 2022, in Pittsburgh. She will be speaking on June 28, 2:00-3:15 p.m., on the topic "In the Penalty Box: Navigating Student Misconduct Issues within Athletics". Issues to be discussed include...

Josh Richards, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be presenting at the 2022 NACUA Annual Conference , June 26-29, 2022, in Pittsburgh. He will be speaking on June 28, 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m., on the topic "New Revisions to the “Final” Title IX Regulations: Anticipating the NPRM Pendulum Swing". This...

Patrick Nugent, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be presenting at the 2022 NACUA Annual Conference , June 26-29, 2022, in Pittsburgh. He will be speaking on June 27, 8:00-9:15 a.m., on the topic "Navigating the Wild West of Name, Image, Likeness Compliance". Topics to be covered are: The state of NIL...

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...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to a claimant’s second chance when a lawyer misses a court deadline, whether certain voluntary benefits fall within a broader ERISA plan, a court deciding that an insurer was “probably not wrong,” judicial reconsideration to mold the time period for...