With
Mark Casciari
A recent decision of the federal district court for the Southern District of New York warns ERISA fiduciaries that even innocent mistakes that do not misuse plan assets or unjustly enrich the fiduciaries...
With
Michael Stevens
Seyfarth synopsis: The Second Circuit reversed dismissal of an ERISA stock drop class action finding plaintiff alleged enough to plausibly show that disclosure of alleged corporate problems ...
With
Sam Schwartz-Fenwick
In light of the Supreme Court's ruling upholding class-action waivers in workplace arbitration programs
With
James Hlawek
Seyfarth Synopsis: An employer, which had paid medical expenses on behalf of an employee's dependent son, made comments about the company's rising healthcare costs several months before firing the employee.
With
Thomas Horan
In a strong decision for insurers, the Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the administrator, rejected plaintiff's conflict of interest argument...
With
James Goodfellow, Jr.
The Fifth Circuit has concluded that Texas' ban on discretionary language in insurance policies does not alter the standard of review related factual determinations made by ERISA administrators.
With
Lorie E. Almon,
Gerald Maatman Jr.
Back by popular demand, our Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Webinar is on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Click here to register and attend.
With
James Goodfellow, Jr.,
Sam Schwartz-Fenwick
In a closely observed federalism battle over the scope of ERISA preemption, the Supreme Court came down on the side of Federal power.
With
Sam Schwartz-Fenwick,
Megan Troy
It's a common fact pattern. A plan participant is injured and received benefits for treatment of his injuries.
With
Jules Levenson,
Megan Troy
On November 9, the Supreme Court held oral argument in Montanile, a case positioned to shake up accepted ERISA plan practices related to collection of third-party recoveries.
