D. Michael Reilly
Lane Powell PC
Articles
ERISA: Ninth Circuit-Why Denial Letters Must Include All Rationale to be Asserted in Litigation
USA - December 13 2022 Can a district court consider new arguments justifying claim denial that were not articulated in the initial claim denial or appeal? NO. In fact this…
ERISA - 9th Circuit: Self-Funded ERISA Plans, and Employee-Paid Supplemental Benefits: Can the Abuse of Discretion Standard Apply, Even When State Law Bans It?
USA - September 17 2021 You already know that many state laws ban the “abuse of discretion” standard of review in denials of ERISA-governed long term disability benefits…
ERISA (9th Circuit) — What is a Sedentary Occupation, Anyway? How a Job Analysis Can Win Disability Claim Denials.
USA - January 26 2021 You know the Ninth Circuit has taken the position that an “employee who cannot sit for more than four hours in an eight hour workday cannot perform…
ERISA: 6th Circuit — Ways to Defend Disgorgement and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Under Section 1132(a)(3)
USA - December 2 2020 You know that typically claimants seeking ERISA-governed benefits make claims for recovery under Section 1132(a)(1)(B). Now you are likely seeing…
ERISA: When Do Courts Deny Claimants’ Attorney Fee Motions in Cases Remanded to the Claims Administrator?
USA - September 4 2020 You already know that an ERISA plan recipient may recover attorney fees when prevailing in an action to enforce rights under the plan…
