Supreme Court Upholds ERISA Plan’s Three-Year Deadline to File a Lawsuit

By McDermott Will & Emery and Wilber H. Boies, PC on December 18, 2013

Posted In Benefit Controversies, Retirement Plans

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that an ERISA plan may properly impose a reasonable time limit on filing a lawsuit to recover benefits. Such time may start to run even before completion of the required administrative review process.

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Tags: ERISA, Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company, long-term disability benefits, Supreme Court

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Wilber H. Boies, PC
Wilber (Bill) Boies focuses his practice on business dispute counseling and business litigation throughout the country. Bill leads a pro bono program that advises national legal aid organizations, Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) programs and bar foundations about obtaining cy pres awards from the undistributed residue of class action settlement funds and frequently submits amicus briefs opposing appeals by serial objectors who argue for the elimination of cy pres awards in class action settlements. Read Bill Boies' full bio.

Supreme Court Upholds ERISA Plan’s Three-Year Deadline to File a Lawsuit

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