Issue Of Fact Exists As To Whether Disability Policy Is Governed By ERISA

Mealey's (September 21, 2020, 9:39 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge on Sept. 16 denied a disability claimant's motion for summary judgment on the issue of whether his disability policy is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act after determining that an issue of fact exists as to whether the disability policy is an individual policy or a policy included as part of an employee welfare benefit plan (Scott W. McQuaig v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co., No. 20-23, E.D. La., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169391)....