Panel Vacates Dismissal, Reinstates ERISA Claims Over Life Insurance Plan

Mealey's (July 26, 2019, 11:15 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A widow sufficiently alleged that her husband’s employer was serving in a fiduciary capacity when it took various actions before and after his death in 2016 to withstand a request for dismissal, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 24 (Rema Dawson-Murdock v. National Counseling Group Inc., No. 18-1989, 4th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 22080)....