6th Circuit Won’t Direct Lower Court To Permit Jury Trial Amendment In ERISA Case

Mealey's (November 9, 2020, 8:24 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 30 denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by a former disability benefits recipient seeking to amend his complaint challenging the discontinuation of his benefits to add a jury demand, finding that “his right to relief is not ‘clear and indisputable’” (In re:  David R. Caudill, No. 20-3834, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 34464)....