Your ERISA Watch – Eighth Circuit Rules That Reliance Standard’s “Haphazard System of Ships Passing in the Night” Led to a Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Skelton v. Radisson Hotel Bloomington, No. 21-2641, __ F.4th __, 2022 WL 1434778 (8th
Noga v. Fulton Fin. Corp. Emp. Benefit Plan, No. 19-3855, __ F.4th __, 2021 WL 5540848 (3d Cir. Nov. 26, 2021) (Before Circuit Judges Ambro, Krause, and Phipps).
Attorneys who represent benefit plan participants have an uphill battle. Because
The New Year is off to an exciting start with two noteworthy appellate decisions, one favorable to a plan participant and one favorable to a plan sponsor. First up is a case in which the Eighth Circuit reversed a denial
On this month’s episode our host Elizabeth Hopkins interviews Ed, a father whose daughter struggled with an eating disorder when she was a teenager over a decade ago. The family had to take out a second mortgage on their
Spring Break continues with another slow week ERISA-wise in the courts. But go on an Easter egg hunt for one case that decides that speeding is not a crime, another that allows a claim based the Takings Clause of the
Thanks to the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990, 28 U.S.C § 476 (which was introduced by our current President when he was the junior senator from Delaware), the federal courts are required twice per year to report motion
The Ninth Circuit Giveth, the Ninth Circuit Taketh Away in Two Health Cases Against United
Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., No. 20-56310, __ F. App’x __, 2022 WL 883743 (9th Cir. Mar. 24, 2022) (Before Circuit Judges Collins
No case of the week, but many interesting issues have popped up in this week’s decisions, so keep reading. Happy Spring.
Below is a summary of this past week’s notable ERISA decisions by subject matter and jurisdiction.
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Stratton v. Life Insurance Co. of North Am., No. 20-CV-2037 JLS (NLS), 2022 WL 712926 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 8, 2022) (Judge Janis L. Sammartino).
This week’s case of the week is a significant long-term disability win for plaintiff Maureen
No case of the week this week as we make it through the end of winter doldrums. But keep reading for many interesting ERISA developments.
Below is a summary of this past week’s notable ERISA decisions by subject matter and