This week, Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter, and I’ve heard it said that this January was the longest year on record. It seems ERISA winter is continuing for at least some plan participants, as several noteworthy decisions were issued this week which were unfavorable to ERISA plaintiffs. In Cutrone v. Allstate and
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
Suchin v. Fresenius Med. Care Holdings, No. Civ. JKB-23-01243, 2024 WL 3495778 (D. Md. Jul. 22, 2024) (Judge James K. Bredar)
Lovers of Don Quixote, and we count ourselves among them, might fondly recall scenes of Sancho Panza sitting as a judge and earnestly attempting to dole out justice. He endeavored, if not always