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Edes v. Verizon Communications

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' suit under ERISA, alleging a wrongful denial of benefits, is affirmed where their claims of interference with participation...

Daley v. Marriott Int'l Inc.

Constitutional Law, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Nebraska's mental-health parity law is preempted by ERISA.

Simpson v. T.D. Williamson, Inc.

ERISA, Family Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under COBRA, 29 U.S.C. section 1161-1168, a legal separation occurs "only upon entry of a final court decree adjudicating the parties legal rights and...

Ruttenberg v. US Life Ins. Co.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's claim for total disability benefits is reversed where the district court incorrectly determined that plaintiff did not qualify...

Harley v. Agostini

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action alleging that defendant-employer breached its fiduciary duties under ERISA, plaintiffs failed to present the kind of clear and...

McClain v. Retail Food Employers

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's pension benefits is affirmed over his claim that his pension plan violated ERISA's standard for handling accrued benefits.

Ramos v. 1199 Health Care Employees Pension Fund

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff is not entitled to an evidentiary hearing under Chapman v. Choicecare, 288 F.3d 506 (2d Cir. 2002), to determine whether she is entitled to...

Schweitzer v. Teamsters Local 100

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's suit, claiming that defendant discharged him solely to avoid payment of his benefits in violation of section 510 of ERISA, is dismissed...

Christianson v. Poly-Am., Inc.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's claim for benefits is affirmed where the plan administrator did not abuse its discretion in concluding that plaintiff did not...

Boyd v. Bell

ERISA, Entertainment Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's football degenerative disability benefits is affirmed where the National Football League Player Retirement Plan did not abuse...