In Grice v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 25-50566, 2026 WL 2519457 (5th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026), a per curiam opinion, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in this
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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Where Plan Vested Discretion and Insurer Relied on Multiple Medical and Vocational Reviews
In Dunn v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 25-12108, 2026 WL 2529506 (11th Cir. Aug. 27, 2026), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of judgment on the administrative record to Life Insurance Company of North…
Third Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Hospitals’ ERISA Underpayment Claims Under MRC-1 and MRC-2 Plans, Affirms Dismissal of R&C and Fiduciary-Duty Claims
In Hudson Hospital OPCO, LLC v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, No. 24-2830, 2026 WL 2511311 (3d Cir. Aug. 26, 2026), three New Jersey hospitals—Christ Hospital, Bayonne Medical Center, and Hoboken University Medical Center (the “Hospitals”)—brought ERISA claims…
Seventh Circuit Holds ERISA Does Not Preempt Arkansas Rule 128’s Pharmacy Dispensing Fee Requirement or Its Incidental Reporting Requirement
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund v. McClain, No. 25-2727, — F.4th —-, 2026 WL 2510865 (7th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026) (Before: Hamilton, Kirsch, and Kolar, Circuit Judges).
Arkansas Insurance Department Rule 128 protects pharmacies…
An ERISA Plaintiff Tries to Leave the Forum She Chose: S.D. Fla. Says Yes, but at a Cost
In Bennett v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 25-CV-21039-RAR, 2026 WL 2450695 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 21, 2026), United States District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II granted in part Plaintiff’s motion to transfer or, in the alternative, dismiss…
When Can an ERISA Claimant Get Discovery Beyond the Administrative Record? Court Allows Targeted Conflict-of-Interest Discovery in Long COVID Disability Case
In Mason v. New York Life Insurance Company, No. 1:26-cv-01429 (DEH) (SDA), 2026 WL 2445531 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 20, 2026), United States Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron resolved a discovery dispute in an ERISA long-term disability action, granting the…
Northern District of California District Court Denies Rule 59(e) Relief and Cuts ERISA Fee Award for Non-Specialist Counsel
In Woo v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., No. 23-cv-05063-RFL, 2026 WL 2445072 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 19, 2026), United States District Judge Rita F. Lin denied Plaintiff’s motion to alter the judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e)…
An ERISA “Any Occupation” Denial Survives Despite Insurer’s Vocational Gaps
In Mead v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 8:24-cv-2756-TPB-AEP, 2026 WL 2444754 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 20, 2026), United States District Judge Tom Barber granted the insurer’s motion for summary judgment and denied the claimant’s cross-motion, upholding the…
When Does ERISA Preempt State Law Claims for a Voluntary Accident Policy? An Oklahoma Court Weighs In
In Cregan v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 24-CV-340-DES, 2026 WL 2427920 (E.D. Okla. Aug. 19, 2026), United States Magistrate Judge D. Edward Snow addressed whether a voluntary accident policy offered through an employer falls under ERISA,…
Sixth Circuit Holds ERISA Expressly Preempts Out-of-Network Providers’ Negligent-Misrepresentation and Promissory-Estoppel Claims Based on a Plan Administrator’s Oral Reimbursement Assurances
In Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc. v. La-Z-Boy Inc., No. 25-1727, — F.4th —-, 2026 WL 2427143 (6th Cir. Aug. 19, 2026), several out-of-network medical providers treated a patient covered under La-Z-Boy’s ERISA-governed health benefit plan after Blue Cross…