On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Apr 30, 2015 | Case Updates, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Abuse of Discretion, ERISA - Administrative Record, ERISA - De Novo Review, ERISA - Standard of Review, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts, Policy Interpretation
In actions brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), two roads diverge in federal court—and the court’s choice regarding the applicable standard of review can make all the difference in the scope of permissible evidence. If the...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Apr 29, 2015 | Case Updates, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Abuse of Discretion, ERISA - Administrative Record, ERISA - Conflict of Interest, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog
On April 22, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision affirming the district court’s decision to award McKennon Law Group PC’s client, an attorney (“insured”), his past-due ERISA plan benefits, as well as attorneys’ fees, costs...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Apr 8, 2015 | News Blog
McKennon Law Group PC founding partner Robert J. McKennon was awarded the designation of 2015 “Top Rated Lawyer in Labor and Employment” by American Lawyer Media and Martindale Hubbell, leading providers of news and rating information to the legal industry. Mr....
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Apr 2, 2015 | Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, News
The April 1, 2015 edition of the Los Angeles Daily Journal features an article written by Robert McKennon and Joseph McMillen of the McKennon Law Group entitled: “When Insurers Rescind, They Must Act Fast.” In the article, Mr. McKennon and Mr. McMillen discuss the...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Apr 2, 2015 | News Blog
The April 1, 2015 edition of the Los Angeles Daily Journal features an article written by Robert McKennon and Joseph McMillen of the McKennon Law Group entitled: “When Insurers Rescind, They Must Act Fast.” In the article, Mr. McKennon and Mr. McMillen discuss the...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Apr 1, 2015 | Case Updates, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, Duty to Defend, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog
A liability insurer’s duty to defend its insured against lawsuits is extremely broad, much broader than its duty to indemnify its insured for a judgment entered against it. That has been the law in California for decades. But just how broad is the duty to defend? ...
