ERISA and Insurance Bad Faith Litigation

Sirote & Permutt has a proven track record of success defending insurers, employers, plan administrators and third-party administrators in ERISA and insurance bad faith litigation. Lawsuits in this area typically include claims by individual insureds or their beneficiaries to recover life, health, disability, long-term care, or accidental death and dismemberment insurance benefits. If the insurance policy at issue is a group plan, such lawsuits are usually governed by ERISA and will be litigated in federal court (even if they are initially filed in state court). Suits not governed by ERISA are typically litigated in state court and involve allegations of “bad faith.” The Sirote & Permutt ERISA and Insurance Bad Faith Litigation practice group offers specialized knowledge and demonstrated expertise in this highly complex area of law.