Recently, a federal judge in Texas court ruled in favor of retired NFL player, Michael Cloud, determining that the administrators of The Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan (“Plan”) violated their fiduciary duties under ERISA in denying Cloud a full and fair application review. Cloud’s appeal concerned his eligibility for the highest level of…
Continue reading ›Recently, the Boston Children’s Hospital asked a judge in federal court to dismiss a case brought by former employees that alleged the charging of “exorbitant” fees relating to the management of ERISA retirement plans. The Hospital argues that fees associated with the plans were not exorbitant and no damage was sustained by plan members under…
Continue reading ›Attorney Elizabeth Thornsbury received a favorable Order in federal court against The Prudential Insurance Company of America in an ERISA case on September 4, 2019. The judge granted Plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery stating that: “Aliff may conduct some discovery to enable the Court to determine whether such conflict affected Prudential’s benefit decisions.” Prudential had…
Continue reading ›Elizabeth Thornsbury, one of the firm’s attorneys experienced in short- and long-term disability claims, received an Order in federal court against Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company on June 12, 2019. Judge Caldwell found that “Reliance Standard acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying Asher’s appeal…” and that “the final denial decision was not the result of…
Continue reading ›You need to know what are the common mistakes to watch out for in order to increase your chance of getting ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) long-term disability benefits. Did you know that you may be eligible to claim long-term disability benefits under ERISA should you be unable to work because of sudden disability?…
Continue reading ›Simplified Employee Pension Plans (SEP) – A plan in which the employer makes contributions on a tax-favored basis to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) owned by the employees. If certain conditions are met, the employer is not subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of most retirement plans. Under a SEP, an IRA is set up…
Continue reading ›Our experienced ERISA Disability Lawyers in Kentucky will help you answer questions to your ERISA Disability needs. 1. THE BASICS A federal law known as ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) is a complicated and comprehensive law that sets minimum standards for retirement and welfare benefit plans in private industry. ERISA does the…
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