Insurance & ERISA Litigation Blog
Los Angeles Daily Journal Publishes Article on May 24, 2018 by Robert McKennon Entitled “Preexisting Condition Doesn’t Preclude Coverage”
In the May 24, 2018 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the Daily Journal published an article written by the McKennon Law Group’s Robert J. McKennon. The article addresses…
Bloomberg BNA Publishes Article on McKennon Law Group’s Case “Aetna Ignored Facebook Posts Showing Man’s Disability: Lawsuit”
On April 23, 2018, Bloomberg BNA published an article covering McKennon Law Group’s innovative use of social media monitoring to benefit our client in his lawsuit against Aetna Insurance Company….
Los Angeles Daily Journal Publishes Small Firm Profile on the McKennon Law Group PC Entitled “Shifting Allegiance: No Longer Insurers’ Advocates, McKennon Law Group Attorneys Stand Up for Policyholders”
In the May 7, 2018 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Daily Journal Staff Writer Melanie Brisbon authored a “small firm profile” article on the McKennon Law Group PC….
Robert McKennon and Stephanie Talavera Publish Article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal: “Ruling Addresses When A Third-party Acts as ERISA Fiduciary”
ERISA protects employees from abuse of their employer-sponsored benefit plans by establishing procedural protections and codifying fiduciary relationships. Under ERISA, plan fiduciaries must administer the plan in accordance with their…
Agents, Brokers and Rescission of Insurance Policies
Generally, an insurer need not investigate statements made in an application for insurance, subject to certain exceptions. Instead, the potential policyholder or applicant must fully disclose all known material information….
How to Fight ERISA Long-Term Disability Claims Denials: The Use of Personal Statements
Pain is a highly subjective, personal phenomenon. Only the person suffering from pain can adequately describe that pain and how that person is affected by the pain. And we know…
Bad Faith Claims Handling: California Department of Insurance Investigates Aetna’s Health Claim Denials
On our blog, we frequently discuss the improper tactics insurers use to deny legitimate claims for life, health, disability and other forms of insurance. For our latest article on the…
Fee-Shifting: When are Attorneys’ Fees Recoverable in ERISA Cases?
Challenging a wrongfully denied claim for life, health, long-term disability or accidental death and dismemberment benefits can be a very time-consuming endeavor for law firms handling these types of cases….
Attorneys’ Fee Awards in ERISA Cases: McKennon Law Group PC Gets A Large One
Most employee benefits are governed by a federal law called the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), including life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, pensions and other benefits…
LA Times Report: Pervasive Problem of Improper Health Insurance Denials
After using a diabetes insulin pump for nine years, David Lazarus suddenly received a denial letter from his insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. The denial letter notified Lazarus…