6th Circ. ERISA Ruling Highlights Dubious Court Practices
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act permits aggrieved individuals whose employee benefit claims have been denied to bring a civil action to recover benefits claimed to be due […]
Disability Claim Ruling Holds ERISA Fiduciary Duty Lessons
Every claim for group long-term disability benefits requires input from the claimant’s employer […]
Our Firm Received Best Lawyers® 2022 Tier 1 Regional Ranking in ERISA Law
DeBofsky Law is pleased to announce that the firm received the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2022 regional ranking of a Tier One law firm in Chicago in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law […]
5th Circ. Opinion Is Right To Question ERISA Review Norms
A concurrence to a Sept. 22 opinion issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit[1] in a case involving a health insurance raises serious concerns about the manner in which courts review benefit claim denials under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act […]
Predicting the Future Course of Employee Benefits Litigation
There is no shortage of new and interesting employee benefits court decisions. And there is no shortage of new and interesting decisions that do not directly impact employee benefits but have a significant indirect impact […]