The Basics of an ERISA Life, Health and Disability Insurance Claim – Part Six: Independent Medical Evaluations and Peer Reviews

On Behalf of | Sep 26, 2019 | Disability Insurance, ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog

In this several-part blog series titled The Basics of an ERISA Life, Health and Disability Insurance Claim, we discuss the basics of an ERISA life, health, accidental death and dismemberment and disability claim, from navigating a claim, to handling a claim denial and...

Los Angeles Daily Journal Publishes Article on August 28, 2019 by Robert McKennon Entitled “Ruling Could Send Shock Waves Through ERISA Claims Industry”

On Behalf of | Sep 4, 2019 | Accidental Death or Dismemberment, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Legal Articles, Life Insurance, News, Retirement Plans/Pensions

In the August 28, 2019 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the Daily Journal published an article written by the McKennon Law Group PC’s Robert J. McKennon.  The article addresses a recent case by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Dorman v. Charles Schwab, which...

Court Denies Insurer’s Motion to Dismiss, Finding Plan Language Did Not Clearly Require Administrative Exhaustion Prior to Filing Suit

On Behalf of | Sep 4, 2019 | Appeals, ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Policy Interpretation

Ordinarily, a participant or beneficiary of a plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) must avail himself or herself of the plan’s internal review procedures before bringing a civil action in federal court for recovery of plan...