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What Every Employment Lawyer Needs to Know About ERISA Many lawyers are afraid of ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), but you don't have to be. This panel will provide an overview of key ERISA issues that employment lawyers should be aware of including which types of...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to petitions for attorneys’ fees, unpersuasive self-reported evidence of disability, and a dilatory attempt to augment the administrative record. The Saul Ewing Employee Benefits/ERISA Litigation Team Western District of Wisconsin Slashes “Eye-Popping”...

Sandy Bilus, a member of the Ethics Committee and Saul Ewing's Deputy General Counsel, will be speaking at the SCCE Virtual Higher Education Compliance Conference on October 25, 2023. Privacy Law: Year in Review Speakers: Alexander Bilus and Kenneth Liddle Understand changes to privacy law at all...

This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions that range from the effect on disability benefits when medical records are not provided after two appeals, to a case that examines how an award of death benefits is determined, to a finding that an insurer’s decision to terminate benefits was not...

This month’s Friday Five explores decisions regarding the timeliness of appeals, the support necessary to sustain an LTD termination decision, a court’s discretion to credit and discredit expert opinions, the circumstances under which an insured may be required to prove they were prejudiced by the...

It's Who You Know - Tips for Building Your Community and Brand Moderator: Michael Joyce, Saul Ewing; Panelists: Paul Malanowski, Saul Ewing, Shannon Lombardo, Saul Ewing, and Nathan Platt, Deputy General Counsel at Liberty Tire Recycling As in-house counsel, developing and utilizing your network is...

Have you ever wondered about what types of benefits and executive compensation issues you should be thinking about in M&A transactions? This presentation provides an overview of these topics and an issue spotting guide, which will be beneficial for those involved in M&A and for those who otherwise...

This month’s Friday Five addresses two cases involving disability claims that touch on Covid-19, a Circuit Court ruling for an insurer, a district court ruling that a 20-year-old regulatory settlement precluded an insurer from relying on the opinions of physicians it hired, and a claim for breach of...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to what constitutes a fiduciary function, a finding of disability despite working full-time, an enforcement of suit limitation clause, the circumstances under which reinstatement is an appropriate remedy, and ERISA preemption. The Saul Ewing LLP...

NEW YORK, NY, (June 27, 2023) – In joining Saul Ewing as a new partner, Peri Berger will represent clients facing complex commercial disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, business ownership and control, intellectual property, trade secrets and other threats related to their operations in...

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...

If you are the owner or co-owner of a small to medium-size medical practice, dental practice, or other health care concern, you have probably never thought of your practice as the type of vehicle that can be used to launder money—not much revenue in the form of cash, too much regulatory oversight...

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...

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...

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...

BOSTON (February 22, 2023) – Saul Ewing LLP today announced that Partner Joseph D. Lipchitz has been named Managing Partner of the firm’s Boston office. The Managing Partner is responsible for the office’s budget, internal communications and events, in addition to overseeing the firm’s involvement...