Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
ERISA beneficiary loses case against insurer but employer must pay!
On January 24, 2022, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ruled that Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company...
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Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
- May 19, 2021
- 3 min
Doctors Accuse Health Insurer of Rigged Reimbursement Rates
In what apparently is a reminder to a defendant attempting to remove a case to federal court based on federal question jurisdiction of...
Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
Plan loses $800,000 after TPA delays paying claim.
So are the allegations in this case heading to bench trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina....
Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
Widow Wins. Employer Loses.
When Kirk Foster died he was disabled and terminally ill with cancer. American Marine, his employer, knew it had stopped paying life...
Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
The No Name QDRO
" What's in a name ? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. . . ." Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II. Finding...
Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
- Jan 16, 2021
- 1 min
ERISA Insurer Owes Widow $450,000
Soohyun Cho cashed out her disabled husband's life insurance to pay for his exorbitantly expensive living needs after he became stricken...
Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
Supreme Court Denies ERISA Pensioners Have "Standing."
Another 5-4 food fight in the Supreme Court over "standing." In case you have never heard of "standing," it has spawned similar battles...
Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
Math means it's not an ERISA plan.
You knew something was up when the Vice-President of Sales left the company as it was about to be sold and expected his "Phantom Stock...
Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
- Jan 26, 2020
- 2 min
ERISA pays $500,000 to widow. State court takes it away.
Jimmie Lee Moore had over $500,000 in two retirement plans when he died. Jimmie had named his brother Billy beneficiary of both.
Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
- Jan 26, 2020
- 1 min
$600,000 ERISA Air Ambulance Bill Awarded
A 23-month old child with an extremely rare bowel disorder was rushed to the emergency room of Phoenix Children's Hospital.
Paul M. Sullivan, Jr.
- Jan 26, 2020
- 2 min
Out-of-Network Hospital "Opts Out"
Crescent City Surgical Centre to sue United Healthcare of Louisiana in Louisiana state court for state law claims: breach of contract.