Publication Date: 2022-06-13
Practice Area: Employment Compliance | Insurance Litigation
Industry: Insurance
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant John McQuillin: Jeffrey Delott, Law Offices of Jeffrey Delott, Jericho, NY, on the brief, John Dehaan, The DeHaan Law Firm P.C., Hauppauge, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co.: Linda L. Morkan, on the brief, Patrick W. Begos, Robinson & Cole LLP, Stamford, CT.
For amicus curiae U.S. Secretary of Labor: Jeffrey Hahn, Counsel for Litigation, Stephen Silverman, Senior Trial Attorney, Marcia Bove, Senior Trial Attorney, on the brief for G. William Scott, Associate Solicitor for Plan Benefits Security, Seema Nanda, Solicitor of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC.
For amicus curiae American Council of Life Insurers: Mark E. Schmidtke, Byrne J. Decker, on the brief, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Valparaiso, IN and Portland, ME.
Case Number: 21-1514
Insurer Failed to Provide 'Final Decision' as to Benefits Within 45 Days of Appeal