Duke v. Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp., No. 24-3207, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 303549 (2d Cir. Feb. 5, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Robinson, Nathan, and Kahn)
This week’s notable decision, a published opinion from the Second Circuit, addresses a
Packaging Corp. of Am. Thrift Plan for Hourly Emps. v. Langdon, No. 25-1859, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 262954 (7th Cir. Feb. 2, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Brennan, Lee, and Kolar)
ERISA, like many statutory schemes, is one that
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 appears to be turning in medical benefit cases. For
The federal courts were quite busy this week, despite the MLK Day holiday, issuing numerous rulings on procedural and substantive issues across the ERISA spectrum. No one case stood out, but there is something for almost everyone in the cases
Nevada Resort Ass’n-Int’l Alliance of Theatrical Stage Emps. & Moving Picture Mach. Operators of the US & Canada Loc. 720 Pension Tr. v. JB Viva Vegas, LP, No. 24-2791, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 32577 (9th Cir. Jan. 6,
Walker Specialty Constr., Inc. v. Board of Trs. of Constr. Indus. & Laborers Joint Pension Tr. for S. Nevada, No. 24-1560, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 21743 (9th Cir. Jan. 5, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Rawlinson, Miller, and Desai)
As expected, the last week of 2025 was a slow one in the federal courts, but there were some interesting ERISA cases nonetheless. Read on to learn about (1) yet another dismissal of a putative class action alleging fiduciary breaches
Happy holidays to all our readers! It was a busy week in the federal courts, and as a result our gift to you is not just one, but two, cases of the week. Even better, both are published appellate decisions
Gasper v. EIDP, Inc., No. 24-1959, __ F.4th __, 2025 WL 3510832 (4th Cir. Dec. 8, 2025) (Before Circuit Judges Benjamin, Berner, and Keenan)
ERISA famously has an “anti-alienation” provision which prohibits pension plan participants from assigning their benefits
Patterson v. UnitedHealth Grp., Inc., No. 25-3175, __ F.4th __, 2025 WL 3458953 (6th Cir. Dec. 2, 2025) (Before Circuit Judges Siler, Nalbandian, and Readler).
For regular readers, our case of the week might look eerily familiar. In August
