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Author Archives: Stanley D. Baum, J.D., LL.M., Lerner Law Firm & Associates, P.C., http://www.lernerlawfirm.com/lawyer-attorney-1687526.html

ERISA-District Court Upholds Plan Administrator’s Denial Of Disability Benefits

Employee Benefits-Seventh Circuit Rules That Children’s Benefits From Social Security Due To Parent’s Disability May Be Applied To Reduce Disabilty Benefits Payable To The Parent By An Employer’s Plan

Ninth Circuit Rules That Plaintiff Was Not Entitled To Employer-Paid Pre-Age 65 Medical Benefits

First Circuit Reviews Plan Administrator’s Decision To Deny Life Insurance Benefits De Novo, And Concludes That The Estate Is Entitled To Those Benefits Due To Decedent’s Disability

Second Circuit Rules That Plaintiff Is Not Entitled To Reinstatement Of Long-Term Disability Benefits

ERISA-Ninth Circuit Rules That, Since The Plaintiff Has A Colorable Claim To Benefits, A District Court Has Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over The Suit And May Hear The Case