January 26, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld MetLife's denial of accidental death benefits to a federal government worker who died days after she broke her leg and ankle exiting a vehicle, finding the insurer's exercise of an exclusion for contributing underlying physical illnesses wasn't arbitrary or capricious.
September 18, 2025
The Eleventh Circuit seemed unpersuaded Thursday by a push to overturn MetLife's denial of death benefits to a worker who died days after she broke her leg and ankle exiting a vehicle, with judges zeroing in on plan language that barred coverage when contributing illnesses were involved.