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This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to a plaintiff’s attempts to seal a complaint seeking disability benefits, an administrator’s uncommunicated decision to discontinue its investigation into certain medical conditions, an administrator’s loss of the deferential standard of review for...
Mediating Bankruptcy Disputes: A Ghost-Runner on Second or Need a New Game? Bankruptcy practice relies on mediation from preferences to chapter 11 plan formulation and confirmation, and many other claims and litigation disputes in a wide variety of settings, including appeals. The use and practice...
This month’s Friday Five explores two recent decisions that discuss limitations on benefits when both physical disability and disability arising from mental illness are alleged, whether remand of a claim by the court constitutes a new appeal or a continuation of the previous appeal, whether an order...
In It for the Long Haul: Covid, Long Covid, and Covid-Adjacent Claims Issues Caitlin Strauss will be speaking on a panel during the 2023 DRI Life, Health, Disability, and ERISA Seminar in New Orleans, Louisiana. Joining Caitlin on the panel is Lisa E. Montelongo-Connor, Unum and Joni Sobocinski, New...
Saul Ewing is proud to sponsor the 2023 ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference coming up on April 19-21, 2023 at the Loews Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Litigation Department Chair Cathleen Devlin will be a panelist on a CLE program titled “ESG, It’s Easy as 1-2-3?,” taking place on Thursday...
This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions that reflect the precise nature of rules and definitions in the context of ERISA claims. For example, effective dates of CFR code provisions and contractually defined limitation periods can draw specific points on the timeline of a case. Similarly...
Leading Change in the Profession & the Community: Shaping the Future Monique Bair DiSabatino will appear on a panel during the 14th Annual Philadelphia Credit & Restructuring Summit at The Union league of Philadelphia.
THE IMPACT ESG HAS ON C&D DECISION MAKING Partner Sean O'Neill will join a panel to discuss how ESG is being integrated into everyday development and design decisions.
This month's Friday Five covers cases relating to issue preclusion, coverage where the policy terms are inconsistent with the parties’ behavior, application of the abuse of discretion standard of review, applicability of a waiver of premium provision and compliance with a mandatory appeals process...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to potential impacts of COVID-19, full and fair review of the claim file, an attempt to use an insurer’s internal policy against itself, and a “second bite at the apple” by amending a complaint for denial of benefits to include a claim for breach of...
Saul Ewing attorneys, Sean O’Neill and Michael Gold , discuss new ESG regulations in connection with the Real Estate industry and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). New regulations from the U.S. Department of Labor and proposed regulations from the Securities & Exchange Commission have created...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to discovery in ERISA benefits cases, an appellate court strictly interpreting ERISA regulatory deadlines, a district court authorizing an ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claim based on alleged misrepresentations from an employer, another district court...
A recent flurry of activity in Chapter 11 practice has been an embrace of bankruptcy as the ideal forum for companies to channel mass tort litigation into mandatory mediation and a settlement plan process. Purdue Pharma, Boy Scouts, Johnson & Johnson, 3M, and others have strategically used...
MyLawCLE, Partnership and LLC Bankruptcies: Tips and Direction for Emerging Problem Areas Facing Lawyers Who Represent LLC and Partnership Entities or Their Members and Partners.
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...