D. Michael Reilly
Lane Powell PC
Articles
ERISA: When Can Plan Administrators Get Into Trouble by Deciding a Disability Claim Too Quickly?
USA - August 20 2019 ERISA plan administrators are constantly pressured by claimants to render decisions quickly…. This is especially true with short term disability…
ERISA: “I Only Missed It By That Much” — Why the “Substantial Compliance” Doctrine May NOT Excuse Late-Issued Benefit Decisions Anymore
USA - July 22 2019 You already know that ERISA regulations set specific timelines for the issuance of ERISA-governed long term disability decisions. See, e.g., 29 C.F.R…
ERISA (5th Circuit): COLD TRUTH - New Case Gives Critical Guidance on What You Should Know About the Term “Regular Occupation”
USA - June 5 2019 Each claim should be assessed from the perspective of duties of the job generally in the national economy and not how the job is “performed for a…
ERISA: Defeating Motions to Compel Discovery Related to Medical Review Experts
USA - May 15 2019 Disability claimants often attack the ERISA plan’s expert medical reviewer as biased, sometimes seeking discovery in an attempt to show bias. Here’s a…
ERISA (5th Circuit): When An Attorney’s Headaches Are Not Disabling
USA - April 29 2019 This new case explains the correct process in assessing “job duties” in the “Own Occupation” analysis…
