Practice Area: Employee Benefits
Date: Mar 12, 2009
Outcome: Plan Administrator's appeal was reversed and remanded.
Description: Challenge to ERISA Disability Plan's mandatory arbitration clause.
Practice Area: Employee Benefits
Date: Jun 20, 2005
Outcome: Affirmed by 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Description: Challenge to ERISA Disability Plan's broad causation exclusion regarding smoking.
Practice Area: Employee Benefits
Date: May 24, 2004
Outcome: Award of interest and attorney's fees affirmed
Description: ERISA case. Employee awarded disability, interest and substantial attorney's fees.
Practice Area: Insurance
Date: Mar 18, 1997
Outcome: Court of Appeals reversed and Plaintiff's claim for defense fees against insurer dismissed.
Description: Plaintiff claimed insurer breached duty to defend class action. Insurer paid nominal amount to... more
Practice Area: Banking
Date: Mar 28, 1996
Outcome: Jury verdict against Capital Bank affirmed
Description: Plaintiff's claim for wrongful dilution of underlying share value - $600,000+ verdict.
Practice Area: Insurance
Date: May 12, 1986
Outcome: Insurance companies ordered to pay Josten's attorney fees and costs
Description: Insurance company ordered to pay Josten's attorneys fees and costs incurred in defending employment... more
Practice Area: Insurance
Date: Jul 22, 1983
Outcome: Insurer ordered to pay fees for defense of class action and fees in instant action - $4.5 million recovery
Description: Jostens claimed insurer breached duty to defend in refusing to defend discrimination class action.... more
Practice Area: Contracts / Agreements
Date: Jan 13, 1981
Outcome: Affirmed by U.S. Supreme Court
Description: Case alleged breach of U.S. Constitution's full faith and credit clause and due process clause as a... more