• Yerke v. Aetna

    Publication Date: 2017-11-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pappert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1713

    Court dismissed plaintiffs claims against insurer for failure to pay benefits under his employers long-term disability benefits plan because after the case was transferred to federal court based on ERISA preemption, plaintiff failed to file an amended complaint asserting ERISA claims, failed to respond to insurers motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution and failed to provide the court with a status update. Case dismissed.