A History Of Success In ERISA Claims Matters

Reagan Toledano
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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Practice Areas
- ERISA Employee Benefits
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Disability Insurance and Life Insurance
- Personal Injury
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Biography
Reagan has focused his practice on ERISA employee benefit matters since he began practicing law in 2005. He has extensive experience helping claimants obtain disability and life insurance benefits and in appellate practice before federal district courts and courts of appeal.
Reagan has spoken at conferences on the topic of ERISA disability benefit litigation and has successfully represented plaintiffs in the following cases: Schexnayder v. Hartford, 600 F.3d 465 (5th Cir. 2010); Burdett v. Unum, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78099 (E.D. La. 2008); Burtch v. Hartford, 314 Fed. Appx. 750 (5th Cir. 2009); Shelton v.The Standard Ins. Co., 2008 US Dist Lexis 39046 (E.D. La. 2008); Moore v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., CIV.A. 10-3373, 2011 WL 10453967 (E.D. La. 2011); Rucker v. LINA, 2012 WL 956507 (E.D. La. 2012; and Gulf Coast Plastic Surgery, Inc. v. Standard Ins. Co., 562 F.Supp. 2d 760 (E.D. La. 2008); Lapenter v. Hartford, 2013 WL 3899963 (E.D. La. 2013); Surratt v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 2013 WL 4648460 (E.D. La. 2013); Crosby v. PNC Bank, N.A., No. CIV.A. 13-1224, 2013 WL 6408201, at *3 (E.D. La. Dec. 5, 2013); Par. v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. CIV.A. 12-2315, 2013 WL 3974534, at *3 (E.D. La. Aug. 2, 2013); Magri v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. CIV.A. 13-5700, 2013 WL 6174495, at *2 (E.D. La. Nov. 21, 2013); Moffett v. Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada, No. CIV.A. 13-536, 2014 WL 67592, at *2 (E.D. La. Jan. 8, 2014); Lamonte v. W. & S. Life Ins. Co., No. CIV.A. 11-3079, 2014 WL 346079, at *5 (E.D. La. Jan. 30, 2014); Chavarria v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 69 F. Supp. 3d 596, 599 (E.D. La. 2014); Hughes v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., No. CV 15-2941, 2016 WL 5231811, at *9 (E.D. La. Sept. 22, 2016); Senegal v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. CV 16-1961, 2017 WL 175768, at *6 (E.D. La. Jan. 17, 2017); Andrus v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. CV 16-1112, 2017 WL 2364247, at *8 (E.D. La. May 31, 2017); Venable v. Schlumberger Tech. Corp, No. CV 6:16-01336, 2017 WL 1498507, at *1 (W.D. La. Apr. 24, 2017); Steinfelds v. Villarubia, 2010-0975 (La. App. 4 Cir. 12/15/10), 53 So. 3d 1275, 1277, writ not considered, 2011-0137 (La. 3/4/11), 58 So. 3d 466; Kemp v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. CV 14-0944, 2015 WL 12564183, at *1 (E.D. La. July 6, 2015); Kingston Trading & Transp. Ltd. v. Embarques Golfo, LLC, No. CIV.A. 05-6337, 2006 WL 861065, at *6 (E.D. La. Mar. 24, 2006); Chavarria v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., Docket No. 15-993 (E.D. La. 2018); Meche v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 432 F. Supp. 3d 662, 675 (E.D. La. 2020); etc.
Reagan has been admitted to practice in Louisiana. In addition to his ERISA practice, he also handles a variety of other litigation and non-litigation matters, representing clients in federal and state courts, and in arbitration proceedings.
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
- J.D. - 2004
- Millsaps College
- B.A. - 2000
Representative Cases
- Schexnayder v. Hartford, 600 F.3d 465 (5th Cir. 2010)
- Burdett v. Unum, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78099 (E.D. La. 2008)
- Burtch v. Hartford, 314 Fed. Appx. 750 (5th Cir. 2009)
- Shelton v.The Standard Ins. Co., 2008 US Dist Lexis 39046 (E.D. La. 2008)
- Moore v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., CIV.A. 10-3373, 2011 WL 10453967 (E.D. La. 2011)
- Rucker v. LINA, 2012 WL 956507 (E.D. La. 2012; and Gulf Coast Plastic Surgery, Inc. v. Standard Ins. Co., 562 F.Supp. 2d 760 (E.D. La. 2008)
- Lapenter v. Hartford, 2013 WL 3899963 (E.D. La. 2013)
- Surratt v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 2013 WL 4648460 (E.D. La. 2013)
- Crosby v. PNC Bank, N.A., No. CIV.A. 13-1224, 2013 WL 6408201, at *3 (E.D. La. Dec. 5, 2013)
- Par. v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. CIV.A. 12-2315, 2013 WL 3974534, at *3 (E.D. La. Aug. 2, 2013)
- Magri v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. CIV.A. 13-5700, 2013 WL 6174495, at *2 (E.D. La. Nov. 21, 2013); Moffett v. Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada, No. CIV.A. 13-536, 2014 WL 67592, at *2 (E.D. La. Jan. 8, 2014)
- Lamonte v. W. & S. Life Ins. Co., No. CIV.A. 11-3079, 2014 WL 346079, at *5 (E.D. La. Jan. 30, 2014)
- Chavarria v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 69 F. Supp. 3d 596, 599 (E.D. La. 2014); Hughes v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., No. CV 15-2941, 2016 WL 5231811, at *9 (E.D. La. Sept. 22, 2016)
- Senegal v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. CV 16-1961, 2017 WL 175768, at *6 (E.D. La. Jan. 17, 2017)
- Andrus v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. CV 16-1112, 2017 WL 2364247, at *8 (E.D. La. May 31, 2017)
- Venable v. Schlumberger Tech. Corp, No. CV 6:16-01336, 2017 WL 1498507, at *1 (W.D. La. Apr. 24, 2017)
- Steinfelds v. Villarubia, 2010-0975 (La. App. 4 Cir. 12/15/10), 53 So. 3d 1275, 1277, writ not considered, 2011-0137 (La. 3/4/11), 58 So. 3d 466
- Kemp v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. CV 14-0944, 2015 WL 12564183, at *1 (E.D. La. July 6, 2015)
- Kingston Trading & Transp. Ltd. v. Embarques Golfo, LLC, No. CIV.A. 05-6337, 2006 WL 861065, at *6 (E.D. La. Mar. 24, 2006)
- Chavarria v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., Docket No. 15-993 (E.D. La. 2018)
- Meche v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 432 F. Supp. 3d 662, 675 (E.D. La. 2020)