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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...
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...
Adam Cantor brings more than 25 years of legal experience to his new role as a partner in Saul Ewing’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice, including advising clients on a wide array of executive and equity compensation, deferred compensation, and employee benefits matters. He also...
Jim Gkonos spoke during a recent webinar hosted by the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals. The discussion covered Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG). The conversation will included an overview of developments with regard to ESG as a driver of insurance company...
Saul Ewing Real Estate attorneys, Megan Moyer and Frederick Poindexter, moderated a panel discussion on the cost-saving benefits of C-PACE Financing amid efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. Our panel of experts, all of whom were involved in a joint project and represented each aspect of the...
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...
Saul Ewing Partners Andy Bockis, Justin Danilewitz and Sean O'Neill will speak at the 2022 Oil & Gas Law Conference on October 26, 2022. Their topic will be "Will the SEC's Proposed Climate Reporting Rules Survive a Major Questions Challenge."
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...
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...
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New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice Law, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-157 (“EJ Law”), signed by Governor Murphy in September 2020, authorizes the NJDEP to deny or condition certain permits based on an assessment of a “facility’s” contribution to environmental and public health impacts in the State’s...
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...
The law firm of Saul Ewing invites you to their 7th Biennial Energy and the Environment Symposium in Houston, Texas. This half-day hybrid MCLE brought together in-house counsel, prominent industry representatives and government officials - virtually and in-person - to share their insights on the...