Supreme Court Looks at ERISA Plan Terms to Govern Limitation Periods to File Lawsuits

On Behalf of | Dec 18, 2013 | Case Updates, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Statute of Limitations, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Policy Interpretation

In a highly anticipated decision, a unanimous United States Supreme Court held that insureds with employer-sponsored plans are contractually bound by the limitations periods set forth in their plan documents.  These limitations periods, which specify when insureds...

United States Supreme Court to Decide When the Statute of Limitations Period Begins in an ERISA Disability Case

On Behalf of | Apr 29, 2013 | Case Updates, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Statute of Limitations, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog

By granting certiorari in Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., 496 Fed. Appx. 129, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 19269, 2012 WL 4017133 (2d Cir. September 13, 2012), the United States Supreme Court is poised to address an issue that has left countless ERISA...