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This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions that illustrate the importance of the administrative record built by a claims administrator, and the impact that the depth and thoroughness of the record will have on litigation over claims decisions. Whether reviewing claims under the de novo...

American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference, Dealing with Digital Assets,

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...

Panelist During Views from the Bench, Valuing the Difficult Asset

RESTRUCTURING, INSOLVENCY & TROUBLED COMPANIES 2022; BAD DEBTOR OWES ME MONEY! Candice Kline, a Partner in the Firm's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice, will participate in a Financial Poise webinar on October 19, 2022, entitled "Bad Debtor Owes Me Money!" This is part of the "Restructuring...

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...

Strafford Webinar Panelist on Partnership and LLC Bankruptcies: Unique Legal Issues and Recent Case Law Developments

BUYING DISTRESSED ASSETS, CLAIMS, AND SECURITIES FOR FUN & PROFIT 2021 Candice Kline, a Partner in the firm's Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice, will participate in a Financial Poise webinar, entitled "Opportunity Amidst Crisis- Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit...

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...

Panelist During American Bankruptcy Institute abiLIVE! Webinar, Dealing with Digital Assets

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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...

Candice Kline, a partner in Saul Ewing's bankruptcy practice, will be a moderator at Succession Planning for a Small Business – Part 2, presented by the ISBA Business Advice and Financial Planning Section, on June 21, 2022. Succession Planning for a Small Business – Part 2 Presented by the ISBA...

Saul Ewing LLP represented Genesis Unicorn Capital, LLC, in its acquisition of and role as the sole sponsor for Genesis Unicorn Capital Corp. a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in the SPAC's $75 Million initial public offering (IPO) of 7,500,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The...

Saul Ewing LLP represented Signal Hill Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $100,000,000. The units are listed on The Nasdaq Global Market (Nasdaq) and began trading...