Tekmen v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 20-1510, __ F.4th __, 2022 WL 17725720 (4th Cir. Dec. 16, 2022) (Before Circuit Judges Wynn, Harris, and Keenan)
ERISA is famously vague on a great number of issues, and one of those is how benefit disputes should be resolved. Fortunately, the Department of Labor has
LD v. United Behavioral Health, No. 20-cv-02254-YGR (JCS), 2022 WL 17408010 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 2, 2022) (Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero)
This week’s notable decision ended a longstanding discovery clash between the parties in this ERISA and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) class action brought by participants of ERISA-governed healthcare plans challenging
Haley v. Teachers Ins. & Annuity Ass’n of Am., No. 21-805-cv, __ F.4th __, 2022 WL 17347244 (2d Cir. Dec. 1, 2022) (Before Circuit Judges Newman, Walker, and Sullivan)
In large class actions, predominance of common issues among the class members is often a thorny issue, requiring careful scrutiny by the district court