Ninth Circuit Decision Creates Uncertainty Regarding the Burden of Proof in Benefit Claim Cases
JOSEPH C. FAUCHER, April 2016 – Citing the 1977 animated TV special It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown, the Ninth
JOSEPH C. FAUCHER, April 2016 – Citing the 1977 animated TV special It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown, the Ninth
ANGEL L. GARRETT, April 2016 – As we previously reported, on May 18, 2015, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous
MICHELLE SCHULLER LEWIS, March 2016 – On March 1, 2016, the United States Supreme Court in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual
SEAN T. STRAUSS, February 2016 – On January 25, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court in Amgen Inc. v. Harris held
GISUE MEHDI, January 2016 On January 20, 2016, in a blow to ERISA plans and plan fiduciaries, the Supreme Court
ANGEL L. GARRETT and ALYSSA OHANIAN, October 2015 — On September 11, 2015, the Ninth Circuit, in Resilient Floor Covering
CLARISSA A. KANG, September 2015 — “Yes,” says the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The Third Circuit
MICHELLE S. LEWIS, July 2015 — The Supreme Court has issued a unanimous opinion in favor of plan participants in
VIRGINIA PERKINS, December 2014 — On November 5, 2014, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Spinedex Physical Therapy USA,
ALYSSA OHANIAN, December 2014 — The Supreme Court recently held in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, 134 S. Ct. 2459
SEAN T. STRAUSS, December 2014 — In our June 2014 newsletter, we discussed the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Gabriel v.
ELIZABETH L. LOH, October 2014 — In Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Notice 2013-71, the IRS issued guidance allowing Health Flexible
ALYSSA OHANIAN and CLARISSA KANG, September 2014 — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently applied a searching analysis under
SEAN T. STRAUSS, June 2014 — In Gabriel v. Alaska Electrical Pension Fund, — F.3d —, 2014 WL 2535469 (9th
The Supreme Court has agreed to resolve a split in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals over the rules for
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