Los Angeles Daily Journal Publishes Article on March 6, 2020 by Robert McKennon Entitled “Victory for Plan Beneficiaries in US Supreme Court Ruling”

On Behalf of | Mar 10, 2020 | Beneficiaries, Employee Benefits News, ERISA, ERISA - Fiduciary Duty, ERISA - Statute of Limitations, Insurance Litigation Blog, Legal Articles, Life Insurance, Retirement Plans/Pensions, Waiver & Estoppel

In the March 6, 2020 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 Supreme Court of the United States, Intel Corporation Investment...

Breach of Fiduciary Duty under ERISA: Making the Insurer or Plan Administrator Responsible for their actions towards a Plan’s Participants and Beneficiaries

On Behalf of | Nov 6, 2018 | Accidental Death or Dismemberment, ERISA, ERISA - Equitable Relief, ERISA - Fiduciary Duty, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Life Insurance, Waiver & Estoppel

In a previous blog, we addressed the doctrines of equitable estoppel and waiver when the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) governs their insurance or pension plan.  As we explained, both doctrines provide an insured with methods of forcing an...

Waiver and Estoppel in the Ninth Circuit Post Salyers v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

On Behalf of | Oct 16, 2018 | ERISA, ERISA - Equitable Relief, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Life Insurance, Waiver & Estoppel

Waiver and equitable estoppel serve as some of the legal systems’ fundamental checks on the fairness of a party’s actions. Both doctrines serve to prevent an individuals and insurers from performing actions contradictory to what they have previously guaranteed or...

Opportunistic Rescission: When Do Insurers Waive their Right to Rescind an Insurance Policy?

On Behalf of | Jul 12, 2018 | Accidental Death or Dismemberment, Agent/Broker, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, Firm News, Health/Medical Insurance, Insurance Litigation Blog, Life Insurance, News, Rescission, Waiver & Estoppel

All too often, we see insurance companies deny insurance claims by attempting to opportunistically rescind insurance policies. This practice has become more prevalent in recent years as insurers look for ways to deny insurance claims. Anyone who has purchased a...