Your ERISA Watch has a skeleton crew this week, so there are fewer summaries and they are lighter on detail than usual. As always, we have included links to all of our decisions in case any of these summaries whet
Rose v. PSA Airlines, Inc., No. 21-2207, __ F.4th __, 2023 WL 5839282 (4th Cir. Sept. 12, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Richardson, Quattlebaum, and Heytens)
One of the thorniest issues in ERISA litigation is what ERISA § 502(a)(3) means
ForUsAll, Inc. v. United States Dep’t of Labor, No. 22-cv-1551 (CRC), 2023 WL 5559682 (D.D.C. Aug. 29, 2023) (Judge Christopher R. Cooper)
Concerned about the rise in and volatility of cryptocurrency investments, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a
Wit v. United Behav. Health, No. 20-17363, 2023 WL 5356640 (9th Cir. Aug. 22, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Christen and Forrest, and District Judge Michael M. Anello)
As the title indicates, this is the third time the Ninth Circuit
Pharm. Care Mgmt. Ass’n v. Mulready, No. 22-6074, __ F. 4th __, 2023 WL 5218138 (10th Cir. Aug. 15, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Phillips, Murphy, and Rossman)
Ah preemption, the thorniest of ERISA’s thorny issues. Like many courts before
Chavez v. Plan Benefit Servs., No. 22-50368, __ F. 4th __, 2023 WL 5160393 (5th Cir. Aug. 11, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Wiener, Stewart, and Engelhardt)
Judicial decisions in ERISA cases usually do not have repercussions in the larger
Bugielski v. AT&T Servs., Inc., No. 21-56196, __ F.4th __, 2023 WL 4986499 (9th Cir. Aug. 4, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Paez and Bade and District Judge Raner C. Collins)
Section 406(a) of ERISA prohibits benefit plan fiduciaries from
Kairys v. S. Pines Trucking, Inc., No. 22-1783, __ F. 4th __, 2023 WL 4718509 (3d Cir. Jul. 25, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Hardiman, Porter, and Fisher).
This week’s case of the week is a rare bird: an ERISA
Reetz v. Aon Hewitt Inv. Consulting, Inc., No. 21-2267, __ F. 4th __, 2023 WL 4552593 (4th Cir. Jul. 17, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges King, Richardson, and Keenan)
The October 20, 2021 edition of Your ERISA Watch covered the
Berkelhammer v. ADP TotalSource Grp., No. 22-1618, __ F. 4th __, 2023 WL 4554581 (3d Cir. Jul. 17, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Shwartz, Matey, and Fuentes)
For the second time in less than three weeks, the Third Circuit has