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CREWS v. GEN. AM. LIFE INS. CO.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Promise of a "stay on" bonus in form of lump sum payment for benefits is not preempted by ERISA.

HESS v. HARTFORD LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO.

ERISA
Employer's contract that stated an employee was entitled to disability benefits based on a certain calculation after a particular date applies on that...

KUNKEL v. EMPIRE BLUE CROSS

ERISA
Even though a benefit plan is "generally free" to modify its life insurance plan, if the plan promised vested benefits, those benefits will be...

ABBRUSCATO v EMPIRE BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD

ERISA
Benefits plan language that includes a reservation of rights clause within its health insurance description, but not within its life insurance...

BARNETT v. BARNETT

ERISA, Family Law
A life insurance policy obtained through an employee benefit plan was community property but the Employee Retirement Income Security Act preempts a...

TWOHEY v. LINCOLN NAT'L. LIFE INS.

ERISA, Insurance Law
California Insurance Code 10369.6, which gives insurers the option of offsetting disability payment with other insurance payments, does not apply to...

O'REILLY v. HARTFORD LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO.

ERISA
For highly paid executive seeking permanent disability, plan administrator need not use a Transferable Skills Analysis test that did not identify...

CONNORS v. CONNECTICUT GEN. LIFE INS. CO.

ERISA
ERISA disability policy that reduces benefits to the extent beneficiary received worker's compensation does not entitle beneficiary to additional...

MEAD v. INTERMEC TECHS. CORP.

ERISA
Under Iowa law, statute of limitations of Iowa Wage Payment Collection Act, Iowa Code 614.1(8), applies to ERISA claim for short-term disability...

FOLEY v. INT'L BHD. OF ELEC. WORKERS LOCAL UNION 98 PENSION FUND

ERISA
Union member who worked for family business before rejoining union was not entitled to "continuously available for work" provision in union pension...