As usual, the end of the federal court reporting period under the Civil Justice Reform Act (every March 31 and September 30) resulted in a slew of cases last week, which will likely continue into next week. It turns out
Reichert v. Kellogg Co., No. 24-1442, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 734673 (6th Cir. Mar. 16, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Stranch, Bush, and Nalbandian)
This week’s notable decision is a published opinion from the Sixth Circuit diving into the
Trauernicht v. Genworth Fin. Inc., No. 24-1880, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 667917 (4th Cir. Mar. 10, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Niemeyer, Agee, and Richardson)
This week’s notable decision addresses the interaction between ERISA’s remedial scheme and the federal
Cogdell v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 24-1940, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 588427 (4th Cir. Mar. 3, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Agee, Quattlebaum, and Floyd)
ERISA requires benefit plan administrators to give participants a “full and fair
Sadly, we have no notable decision to highlight for you this week. Still, the federal courts tackled numerous issues across the ERISA spectrum, including pension, health, disability, and severance claims.
Read on to learn about (1) whether a plan administrator
The federal courts issued numerous ERISA-related decisions over the last week, but none stood out, so we are not highlighting a particular ruling. The cases ran the gamut, however, so you will definitely find something that tickles your fancy below.
Parrott v. International Bancshares Corp., No. 25-50367, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 364324 (5th Cir. Feb. 10, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Elrod, Smith, and Wilson)
The last few years have seen a flood of attacks by plan participants against
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