In Kaiser v. ALCOA USA Corp., No. 25-1627, — F.4th —-, 2026 WL 2364300 (7th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026), Plaintiff, on behalf of herself and a class of former Alcoa employees, their spouses, and dependents, sued Alcoa USA Corp.
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Ninth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment for Pension Plan Fiduciaries, Directing Reassessment of Prudence Under Intel’s Prospective-Methods Standard
In Klawonn v. Board of Directors for the Motion Picture Industry Pension Plans, No. 25-2874, No. 25-3230, 2026 WL 2364541 (9th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026), Plaintiff, on behalf of the Motion Picture Industry Individual Account Plan, appealed the district…
ERISA Court Dismisses Long-Term Disability Underpayment Suit as Time-Barred Under Clear Repudiation Rule
In Kendall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Bank of America N.A., as Plan Administrator, No. 2:26-CV-950-KCH-KRH, 2026 WL 2299338 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 11, 2026), the Middle District of Florida granted in part and denied in part the Defendants’…
Ninth Circuit Holds ERISA Does Not Preempt Out-of-Network Provider’s Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Arising from Aetna’s Verification-Call Statements, But Affirms Preemption of Promissory Estoppel Claim
In Healthcare Ally Management of California, LLC v. WSP USA, Inc., No. 24-3479, — F.4th —-, 2026 WL 2319896 (9th Cir. Aug. 11, 2026), an out-of-network surgery center, La Peer, placed a verification call to Aetna, the administrator of…
Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of LTD Benefits, Holding Prior Payment of STD Benefits Creates No Presumption of Disability and Rejecting “New Rationale” Challenge
In Mendoza v. First Unum Life Ins. Co., No. 25-3080, 2026 WL 2295887 (9th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026) (Before: Rawlinson, Sanchez, and Tung, Circuit Judges), an ERISA action challenging the denial of long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits, the Ninth Circuit…
Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Benefits and Rejects Fiduciary Claim Against Recordkeeper, But Holds Administrative Services Agreement Is a Disclosable Plan Document Under ERISA
In Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC, — F.4th —-, 2026 WL 2293854 (4th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026), Plaintiff sought to liquidate his 401(k) account in Altria’s Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan for Salaried Employees ahead of a stock market rise…
Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction, Holding That Termination of Disability and Life-Insurance Benefits Does Not Constitute Irreparable Harm
In Tascarella v. Aptiv US General Services Partnership, No. 26-3101, 2026 WL 2243787 (6th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026), the Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction sought by an employee attempting to prevent his employer from terminating…
Prove You Mailed It: Northern District of Illinois Dismisses ERISA Disability Suit for Failure to Exhaust After Claimant Cannot Establish He Sent His Appeal
In Stempel v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 24 C 6077, 2026 WL 2241244 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 4, 2026), United States District Judge John F. Kness granted judgment to Unum on an ERISA long-term disability claim, holding…
N.D. Cal. Reinstates ERISA Disability Benefits Despite Normal Cognitive Test Scores
In O’Connor v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 4:24-cv-08723-YGR, 2026 WL 2220173 (N.D. Cal. July 29, 2026), Chief United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers granted Plaintiff’s motion for judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52 and denied…
Ninth Circuit Vacates Class Certification in 401(k) Fee Case, Holding District Court Failed to Rigorously Analyze Typicality and Adequate Representation While Affirming Plaintiffs’ Standing
In Munoz v. Alorica, Inc., No. 25-7359, 2026 WL 2199195 (9th Cir. July 30, 2026), former participants in the Alorica 401(K) Retirement Plan brought this action under ERISA on behalf of a putative class, alleging that Defendants breached their…