The Trustees of the N.Y. St. Nurses Ass’n Pension Plan v. White Oak Glob. Advisors, LLC, No. 22-1783, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 2280632 (2d Cir. May 21, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Lynch and Park, and District Judge Jessica
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Third Circuit Rules That Participants Adequately Alleged Plan Breached Fiduciary Duty by Paying Quadruple the Going Rate in Recordkeeping Fees
Mator v. Wesco Distribution, Inc., No. 22-2552, __ F. 4th __, 2024 WL 2198120 (3d Cir. May. 16, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Hardiman, Porter, and Fisher)
When the Supreme Court decided Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009), and Bell Atlantic Corp.
Ninth Circuit Holds That ERISA Requires Accurate Benefit Statements
Bafford v. Admin. Comm. of the Northrop Grumman Pension Plan, No. 22-55634, __ F. 4th __, 2024 WL 2067884 (9th Cir. May 9, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Christen, Desai, and Johnstone)
For the second time in close to as…
Second Circuit Joins Other Circuits in Approving Effective Vindication Doctrine
Cedeno v. Sasson, No. 21-2891-cv, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 1895053 (2d Cir. May. 1, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Lohier, Menashi, and Robinson)
The Federal Arbitration Act is famously broad and generally requires courts to treat arbitration agreements as…
Seventh Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standards in Reviving ESOP Inflated Valuation Suit
Appvion, Inc. Ret. Sav. & Emp. Stock Ownership Plan v. Buth, No. 23-1073, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 1739032 (7th Cir. Apr. 23, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Wood, St. Eve, and Lee)
Appvion, Inc., which has been around since…
Court Addresses Allegations That Health Plan Participants Sold Their Data for Fraudulent Coverage
Seguro Medico, LLC v. Suffolk Admin. Servs., No. 5:23-cv-2495, 2024 WL 1621343 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 15, 2024) (Judge Joseph F. Leeson, Jr.)
There’s a lot happening with healthcare right now. This week’s notable decision touches on several issues worth…
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standard for Parity Act Violations
Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Grp., No. 22-55761, __ F. 4th __, 2024 WL 1561668 (9th Cir. Apr. 11, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Clifton and Sanchez and District Judge Edward R. Korman)
ERISA does not require employers to offer health…
Your ERISA Watch – Week of April 10, 2024
We hope all of our readers had a chance to gaze up in wonder this week to witness the solar eclipse. Unfortunately, we did not spot a decision worthy of this awe-inspiring celestial event. But, as always, this week brings…
BP Employees Win Equitable Relief After Being Misled About Their Retirement Plan
Guenther v. BP Retirement Accumulation Plan, No. 4:16-CV-995, 2024 WL 1342746 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 28, 2024) (Judge George C. Hanks, Jr.)
As expected, we received a deluge of cases this week as the Civil Justice Reform Act reporting period…
A New Suit Against the NFL Disability Plan Survives Its First Challenge
Alford v. The NFL Player Disability & Survivor Benefit Plan, No. 1:23-cv-00358-JRR, 2024 WL 1214000 (D. Md. Mar. 20, 2024) (Judge Julie R. Rubin)
For faithful readers of Your ERISA Watch, the basic contours and scathing judicial critiques of…