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District Court: ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Equitable Estoppel Claims Against Insurer Survive Despite Policy Termination
Roberts Disability Law Link to more items from this source
Aug. 5, 2025

"Minnesota Life later denied the beneficiaries' claim for the group policy benefit, asserting that DiNicola had lost eligibility when she resigned and that the previous confirmations of coverage were clerical errors.... The court found that Minnesota Life acted as a fiduciary when it repeatedly communicated to DiNicola that her group policy coverage remained intact.... Similarly, the court found that plaintiffs plausibly alleged an equitable estoppel claim under ERISA." [Fleming v. Minnesota Life Insurance Co.., No. 23-2558 (E.D. Pa. Jul. 29, 2025)]  MORE >>

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