ERISA LITIGATION DEFENDANTS TAKE NOTE: BURDENS OF PROOF ARE BECOMING MORE WEIGHTY

Synopsis : Many parties to ERISA litigation and arbitration pay lip service to the burden of proof, put on their respective cases and leave it to the trier of fact to decide which side deserves the victory. Burdens of proof have become increasingly important, however, as procedural and substantive issues become more complex, and judges often have less time to deal with the subtleties in ERISA litigation. Burdens of proof thus demand more attention.

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