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Rock, paper, scissors: life insurance beneficiary designation beats will

  • Bryan Cave LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 9 2013

The U.S. District Court in Minnesota, in Hall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, D. Minn., No 0:11-cv-01269-DWF-LIB, 11513, declined to give

Same-sex marriage cases: are your benefit plans prepared?

  • Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 28 2013

News articles, social media, protests, and lunchroom conversation were all dedicated to the two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this week

Supreme Court accepts cases challenging restrictions on same-sex marriage

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 4 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to accept two cases addressing same-sex marriage has raised questions about the potential consequences for

High-profile lawsuits headed to the Sixth Circuit in 2013

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 25 2013

Last year was an active year for the Sixth Circuit, particularly on its business docket. As you know from following our blog, the Sixth Circuit

Supreme Court to hear Defense of Marriage Act cases

  • Duane Morris LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 7 2013

The Supreme Court has granted the petition for a writ of certiorari for Windsor v. United States and Perry v. Hollingsworth, two cases which strike at the

Supreme Court hears oral argument (yet again) regarding equitable remedies under ERISA U.S. Airways, Inc., v. McCutchen

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 28 2012

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen, a case we previously wrote about on December 15, 2011 when we addressed the Third Circuit’s ruling and on June 25, 2012 when the Supreme Court granted certiorari

2011-2012 Massachusetts legislative session

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 4 2012

The formal legislative session for 2011-2012 concluded on July 31st

Ninth Circuit finds the “fiduciary exception” to the attorney-client privilege extends to insurance companies acting as fiduciaries to ERISA plans

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 2 2012

In a matter of first impression, the Ninth Circuit recently held that the attorney-client privilege does not apply to communications between an insurer and counsel before a claims decision is made

First Circuit rules DOMA unconstitutional

  • Hodgson Russ LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 29 2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit weighed in on the validity of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), finding unconstitutional the denial of federal benefits to same-sex couples lawfully married in Massachusetts

First Circuit finds Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional

  • McGuireWoods LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 22 2012

Since 1996, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has dictated the definition of “marriage” for all federal laws, including access to and eligibility for spousal benefits under federal programs such as Social Security or the Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan