DeBofsky Sherman Casciari Reynolds P.C. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Should there be jury trials in Employee Retirement Income Security Act benefit denial cases? A recent ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Phillips v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada,[1] has reopened the debate […]
Unlike most industrialized countries, the U.S. does not provide universal government-sponsored health insurance coverage to all of its citizens and residents. Instead, most Americans receive coverage through their employer, while older Americans and people of lesser means receive either Medicare or Medicaid benefits. […]