On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 25, 2010 | Case Updates, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, News
As predicted in my April blog post, the U.S. Supreme Court today handed ERISA plan participants a big victory when they decided the important ERISA disability case of Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance, __ U.S. __ (Decided May 24, 2010) holding that an ERISA...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 13, 2010 | Firm News, News
The Tuesday May 4, 2010 edition of the Los Angeles Daily Journal featured my article, entitled “Deferential Standard of Review in ERISA case Clarified,” in the Perspective column. It explains the latest case from the United States Supreme Court, Conkright v. Frommert...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 11, 2010 | Firm News, Health/Medical Insurance, News
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced last week that his office will conduct an examination of Anthem Blue Cross’s claims-related data used by Anthem to justify its future rate filings. This comes after Anthem’s decision to withdraw its recent application to...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 10, 2010 | Firm News, Health/Medical Insurance, News
For several years, health insurers have been strongly criticized for engaging in post claim underwriting and improper policy cancellations, known in the law as “rescissions.” The Insurance Commissioner has even recently regulated the practice. Now, after this...
