By: Kathleen Cahill Slaught and Michelle M. Scannell
Sixth Circuit judges might not expect holiday cards from the folks at the DOL this year. In a recent opinion involving ERISA venue selection clauses, the court ruled that the DOL’s amicus curiae—(“friend of the court”)—brief was a mere “expression of mood” that wasn’t entitled to…
By Ada Dolph and Chris Busey
In a divided decision, in Moyer v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 13-1396 (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2014) the Sixth Circuit held that MetLife’s failure to provide notice of a contractual limitations period in its final denial letter violated 29 U.S.C. § 1133 and related regulations and rendered…
By Amanda Sonneborn, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick and Megan Troy
On August 5, 2011, in Tackett v. M&G Polymers USA, LLC (Case No. 2:07-cv-216), following a remand from the Sixth Circuit and a subsequent bench trial, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio held that retirees were entitled to vested healthcare benefits.…
