ERISA Claims Permitted; Invasion Of Privacy Claim Not Permitted, Judge Says

(June 7, 2021, 10:30 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A disability claimant is permitted to amend claims relating to the termination of disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; however, the claimant cannot assert a claim for invasion of privacy based on the disability insurer’s use of the claimant’s Facebook, YouTube and travel blog because the claimant made the information on the sites publicly available, a District of Columbia federal judge said June 1 in partially granting the claimant’s motion for leave to file a second amended complaint....