As expected, it has been a slow start to 2025 with only a handful of ERISA-related decisions in the federal courts. Nonetheless, these rulings touched on some unusual and interesting topics. Read on to learn how Illinois’s Genetic Information Privacy Act interacts with ERISA, whether a claimant can reopen a case after an insurer denies
Cockerill v. Corteva, Inc., No. CV 21-3966, 2024 WL 5159892 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 18, 2024) (Judge Michael M. Baylson)
We at Your ERISA Watch had intended to take last week and this week off for the holidays, but good news is always worth sharing, especially for the New Year. In that spirit, we are
Lubin v. Starbucks Corp., No. 21-11215, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 5113125 (11th Cir. Dec. 16, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Lagoa, Brasher, and Tjoflat)
Your ERISA Watch is celebrating the holidays, so this week’s edition is limited to the case of the week, which comes out of the Eleventh Circuit. As our loyal readers
Singh v. Deloitte LLP, No. 23-1108, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 5049345 (2d Cir. Dec. 10, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Livingston, Nardini, and Robinson)
One of the mainstays of ERISA litigation in recent years has been class actions against employers for allegedly breaching their fiduciary duties in the management of employee retirement plans. Large
It was another light week at Your ERISA Watch. Perhaps the courts are exhausted as the year winds down. And speaking of exhaustion, that peculiar ERISA topic rears its head in several interesting decisions this week, so read on to learn more about this and other ERISA developments.
Below is a summary of this past
Last week was a slow one for the federal courts, as the steady drip of turkey-produced tryptophan prevented them from providing us with a full complement of the ERISA-related decisions we all know and love. As a result, there was no notable decision for us to recap. Nonetheless, a handful of brave judges and clerks
Johnson v. Parker-Hannifin Corp., No. 24-3014, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 4834717 (6th Cir. Nov. 20, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Moore, Murphy, and Bloomekatz)
We’re bringing you an abbreviated Your ERISA Watch this week because of the holiday. In that spirit, we are covering only one case, but it is far from a turkey
McEachin v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 24-1071, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 4759527 (6th Cir. Nov. 13, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Sutton, Larsen, and Murphy)
Most ERISA-governed long-term disability benefit plans have limitations for various types of conditions, and one of the most common limitations is for disabilities caused by mental illness,
Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Valois, No. 23-3286, __ F. App’x __, 2024 WL 4678055 (9th Cir. Nov. 5, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Owens, Sung, and Sanchez)
One of ERISA’s goals is to simplify benefit plan administration and ensure that administrators are not subject to multiple conflicting claims or instructions. ERISA endeavors
Romano v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co. U.S., No. 22-12366, __ F. 4th __, 2024 WL 4614701 (11th Cir. Oct. 30, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Jordan, Brasher, and Abudu)
The earliest usage of the word “windfall” traces back to the 15th century, and its original meaning referred, as the name suggests, to fruit windblown
