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Your ERISA Watch
Your ERISA Watch – Week of September 2, 2026
Your ERISA Watch was short-handed this week, so while we have the full complement of case summaries, we are forgoing our highlighted case of the week. If you want a…
Your ERISA Watch
Your ERISA Watch – Week of March 4, 2026
Sadly, we have no notable decision to highlight for you this week. Still, the federal courts tackled numerous issues across the ERISA spectrum, including pension, health, disability, and severance claims.…
Your ERISA Watch
Sixth Circuit Decries Anthem Residential Treatment Denial as Arbitrary and Capricious
T.E. v. Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, No. 25-5407, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 172050 (6th Cir. Jan. 22, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Griffin, Thapar, and Hermandorfer) The tide…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
Sixth Circuit Finds Termination of Residential Mental Health Coverage Arbitrary and Capricious Under ERISA but Affirms Dismissal of Parity Act Claim
In T.E. v. Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, No. 25-5407, —F.4th—-, 2026 WL 172050 (6th Cir. Jan. 22, 2026), the Sixth Circuit held that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Judge Allows Anthem $12.9 Million ERISA Settlement to Move Forward
By Anne Hall
A federal magistrate has given preliminary approval to a settlement of nearly $12.9 million in a case filed against health insurance giant Anthem under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Anthem Settles Mental Health Class Action for Nearly $13M
By Anne Hall
Anthem will settle a proposed class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and mental health parity laws at a cost of about $12.9 million.…
Health Care and Life Sciences
No Surprises Here! Payers Push Back on IDR Submissions, Opening New Front in NSA Implementation Landscape
By Vinay Kohli, D. Austin Rettew, Matthew J. Westbrook
On May 27, 2025, Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia (“BCBSGA”) sued several emergency physician groups and their billing agent, Halo MD, alleging abuse of the No Surprises…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Anthem Settles Mental Health Class Action Lawsuit
By Anne Hall
Anthem has settled a class action lawsuit brought by participants in employee health plans it administers, following negotiations and private mediation. The plan participants claim that Anthem violated the Employee…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Hospitals Increasingly Filing Antitrust Suits Against Blue Cross and Blue Shield Carriers
By Anne Hall
Large hospitals and health systems have filed a spate of antitrust suits against various Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) carriers, including Elevance Health and Health Care Service Corp. These…
ERISA Litigation
Recently Filed Lawsuit A Good Reminder for Self-Insured Health Plan Fiduciaries
By Kim Wilcoxon, Stephen R. Penrod, Nate Ingraham
A recently filed lawsuit is a good reminder that self-insured health plan fiduciaries have a fiduciary duty to ensure that their health plans are being administered according to the plan’s…