On May 16, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential opinion in American Orthopedic & Sports Medicine v. Independence Blue Cross Blue Shield, et al., Case No. 17-1663, upholding the validity of anti-assignment clauses in health plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et

On May 9, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas remanded a long-term disability (“LTD”) claim back to the claims administrator for further consideration after it interpreted an ambiguous plan provision.  A copy of the Court’s opinion in Derichs v. AT&T Services, Inc., Case No. 16-2346-JWL, can be found here. The Derichs plaintiff was

Sometimes Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurers will dispute whether an insured’s death was the result of an accident.  A recent decision from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois provides some additional guidance.  See Tran v. Minn. Life Ins. Co., Case No. 17-cv-450 (N.D. Ill. March 5, 2018).  A copy of the court’s