Robert McKennon and Stephanie Talavera Publish Article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal: "An Agent of the Insurer."
by
Robert John McKennon on Oct. 16, 2017
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Summary: Column entitled “An Agent of the Insurer,” covering a very important new Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case, Salyers v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 2017 DJDAR 9291 (Sept. 20, 2017).
In the October 9, 2017 Los Angeles Daily Journal,
Robert J. McKennon and Stephanie L. Talavera of the McKennon Law Group PC
published a column entitled “An Agent of the Insurer,” covering a very
important new Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case, Salyers
v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 2017 DJDAR 9291 (Sept. 20, 2017). The
article details the case’s key holdings, as it establishes federal ERISA common
law rules that follow California’s employer-friendly rules. The decision
provides a solid foundation for future ERISA plan participants and
beneficiaries to vigorously attack ERISA coverage denials on theories of
estoppel, waiver and breach of fiduciary duty.