Disability Benefits Suits Remanded; ERISA Does Not Apply Extraterritorially

PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania federal judge on June 24 remanded 12 separate lawsuits filed by foreign nationals alleging claims for breach of contract and bad faith against a disability insurer after determining that federal jurisdiction does not exist because Congress has not clearly expressed that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act applies extraterritorially (In re Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. et. al., Nos. 19-331; 19-332; 19-333; 19-334; 19-335; 19-336; 19-338; 19-339; 19-340; 19-341; 19-342; 19-343, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104922).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News - Category: Medical Law Source Type: news