Breach Of Fiduciary Claim Against Disability Insurer To Proceed, Judge Says

Mealey's (May 28, 2019, 12:48 PM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas federal judge on May 24 denied a disability insurer’s motion to dismiss a breach of fiduciary duty claim arising out of the insurer’s administration of a plan participant’s benefits claim because dismissal of the breach of fiduciary allegation would be premature (Kelly Dean Brende v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., Nos. 15-9711, 19-2042, D. Kan., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87777)....