ERISA: Fact issues preclude summary judgment as to whether employer adequately advised terminally ill employee that life insurance benefits were ending thereby denying him his conversion privilege upon termination of employment… fiduciary claim against insurer properly dismissed… Christensen reversed, affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
ERISA, terminated employee policy conversion
ERISA: Terminated employee was notified of rights to convert group policy to individual policy and failed to timely do so… summary judgment in favor of employer and insurer on claim of failure to provide a Plan benefit… Christensen. [Read more…]
ERISA, stem cell transplant, systemic sclerosis
ERISA: Claims Administrator acted legally but perhaps not morally in denying preapproval of stem cell transplant for systemic sclerosis pursuant to Plan’s experimental/investigational exclusion despite claim by doctors that it is medically necessary to prevent death… Molloy. [Read more…]