Haltom City life insurance attorneys who handle ERISA claims should already know this, but here goes anyway. Insurance companies can make erroneous arguments with near impunity when it comes to life and accidental death policies provided by companies with ERISA plans. That is because of loopholes in the ERISA laws…
Fort Worth lawyers who handle ERISA plans have learned that almost all companies that have their own employee insurance plans will claim they are ERISA plans. The real question though is – are they? Knowing which employee plans are true ERISA plans and which are not is not always easy…
North Richland Hills insurance lawyers who handle ERISA claims need to read the 2015, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion styled, George v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company. There are a couple of issues in the case but only the issue in the title above will be discussed here. George…
De Sota insurance lawyers who handle ERISA claims need to read this opinion issued by the United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. It is styled, Robert George v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company. Reliance denied George’s claim for benefits for two reasons, one of which will be discussed here.…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys handling ERISA claims need to read this case from the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. It is styled, Killen v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company. Killen worked for Covenant from 2002 until March 2009, when she claimed that neck, shoulder and upper back pain made…
Life Insurance attorneys in the Dallas and Fort Worth area will see life insurance policies that are ERISA plans. They learn quickly that ERISA plans are different from other types of life insurance plans. This is illustrated in a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals case styled, Ellis v. Reliance Standard…
Dallas and Fort Worth insurance lawyers need to understand how ERISA policies are different from other types of policies. The difference is that a “plan administrator” makes a decision on a claim and if the claimant disputes that decision and files a lawsuit, the Courts look at the decision and…
Attorneys who do not handle ERISA claims often times make the mistake that there is not much difference between an ERISA insurance claim and a regular insurance claim. This is a mistake. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion on April 18, 2014, that…
Insurance law attorneys who deal with ERISA plans, do so with a lot of caution. ERISA stands for Employee Retirement Income Security Act. ERISA was enacted to protect the interests of employee benefit plan participants and their beneficiaries by: Requiring the disclosure of financial and other information concerning the plan…
Here is a case for insureds in Grand Prairie, Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, and other places in Texas to think about. This case was decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on April 13, 2011. The style of the case is, Araceli…