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United States Supreme Court to Decide When the Statute of Limitations Period Begins in an ERISA Disability Case
By granting certiorari in Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., 496 Fed. Appx. 129, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 19269, 2012 WL 4017133 (2d Cir. September 13, 2012), the…
FAQs: Can an Insured Sue for Future Policy Benefits and Attorneys’ Fees in a Lawsuit Against an Insurer for Disability Insurance Benefits?
The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its California Insurance Litigation Blog that deal with frequently asked questions in the insurance bad faith and ERISA area of the…
FAQs: What Kinds of Actions by an Insurer Constitute Bad Faith?
The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its California Insurance Litigation Blog that deals with frequently asked questions in the insurance bad faith and ERISA area of the…
Can an ERISA Claims Administrator Engage in Post-Trial Discovery Regarding Benefit Issues? No, Says District Court
In what may be a matter of first impression, Judge Cormac J. Carney of the United States Federal District Court for the Central District of California denied Sun Life and…
McKennon Law Group Wins Disability Insurance Lawsuit Against Sun Life And Health Insurance Company Following Trial
On November 27, 2012, following a trial before Judge Cormac J. Carney of the United States Federal District Court for the Central District of California, Robert J. McKennon and Scott…
Under ERISA, Communications with In-House Counsel Before a Final Claims Decision are Not Privileged and are Subject to Discovery to Show a Conflict of Interest
Are insureds entitled to communications between an insurance company’s in-house counsel and the claims handlers that might otherwise be protected by the attorney-client privilege? Following a new ruling by the…
Equitable Relief in the Ninth Circuit Just Got Better for Consumers
The Wednesday July 11, 2012 edition of the Los Angeles Daily Journal featured Robert McKennon’s and Scott Calvert’s article entitled: “Equitable Relief in the Ninth Circuit Just Got Better for…
MetLife Cannot Require an IME After Failing to Comply with ERISA Deadlines Following a Remand of Disability Claim
In Kroll v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Long Term Disability Plan, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25063 (N.D. Cal. February 10, 2012), the Court refused to require that the plaintiff appear…
California Court of Appeal Affirms Ruling That a Mental Disorder Accompanied by Physical Symptoms is Not Subject to a Policy’s Two-Year Limitation for Mental Claims
In 2009, the California Court of Appeal in Bosetti v. The United States Life Ins. Co., 175 Cal. App. 4th 1208 (2009) addressed whether a two-year benefits limitation on disability…
McKennon Law Group Founding Partner Robert McKennon Featured in January 2012 Issue of Forbes Magazine
Los Angeles – Noted Southern California insurance and business litigator Robert J. McKennon was featured in the “Southern California Legal Profiles” section of the January 2012 issue of Forbes Magazine…
