Labor/Employment,
Insurance,
Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 23, 2021
9th Circuit ruling expands relief under ERISA for breach of fiduciary duties.
The case reinforces existing law that imposes upon ERISA plan fiduciaries, such a plan sponsors and plan administrators, potential liability for their misrepresentations to employees who make important decisions based on these representations.
Robert J. McKennon
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Robert specializes in representing policyholders in life, health and disability insurance, insurance bad faith, ERISA and unfair business practices litigation. His firm's California Insurance Litigation Blog can be found at www.californiainsurancelitigation.com.
It is no secret that employee benefit plan administrators use the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to shield themselves from liability for their mistakes and transgressions with respect to employee benefits. They may make misrepresentations about the payment of medical, life, disability or pension benefits upon which plan participants rely. These plan administrators have a fiduciary obligation to the plan and to plan members to act and communicate hones...
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