As expected, we were inundated with cases as the federal courts finished cleaning up their dockets before the September 30 Civil Justice Reform Act deadline. As a result, this week’s edition is especially meaty, with more than 30 cases addressing
The biannual Civil Justice Reform Act reporting deadline is well and truly upon us, as the federal courts hurried last week to get their decisions in by today. As a result, we have a cornucopia of cases to report, with
East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery, LLC v. Cigna Health & Life Ins. Co., No. 25-2204, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 2751786 (2d Cir. Sept. 17, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Leval and Park, and District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff)
After several consecutive busy months, the federal courts finally took a breather last week and (presumably) turned their attention to non-ERISA matters. As a result, we regret to inform you that we have no case of the week to discuss.
We here at Your ERISA Watch hope all our readers had a relaxing Labor Day weekend, and that you were all able to take a moment to reflect on the massive contributions laborers have made to this country. This is
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 cheat sheet, the two most notable decisions (in your editor’s
Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc. v. La-Z-Boy Inc., No. 25-1727, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 2427143 (6th Cir. Aug. 19, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Gibbons, Murphy, and Hermandorfer)
This week’s notable decision from the Sixth Circuit involves the same
Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC, Nos. 25-1350, 25-2080, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 2293854 (4th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Quattlebaum, Benjamin, and Berner)
This week’s notable decision primarily addresses whether a delay in the timing
Last week was a busy one in the federal courts with an unusual assortment of ERISA issues in the mix. There were no appellate decisions (in contrast to five last week), but the district court cases included (1) no fewer
Justman v. Accenture LLP, No. 25-2084, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 1742110 (3d Cir. June 17, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Hardiman, Bove, and Fisher)
Newcomers to ERISA are sometimes bewildered by the extensive cast of characters, which can include
