Magistrate Judge Says State Law Claims Proceed, ERISA Does Not Govern LTD Policy

(May 6, 2020, 9:41 AM EDT) -- TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal magistrate judge on April 30 recommended denying a disability insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s state law breach of contract and bad faith claims after concluding that the long-term disability (LTD) policy is not governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Robert Luke Adams v. Symetra Life Insurance Co., No. 18-378, D. Ariz., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77851)....

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