No atmospheric river of ERISA cases this week, just a slow trickle as the year winds to an end. But keep reading for a number of interesting ERISA decisions, mostly concerning medical benefits, including the latest discovery decision in the Chippewa Tribe’s longstanding dispute with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
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Cunningham v. Cornell Univ., Nos. 21-88-cv, 21-96-cv, 21-114-cv, __ F. 4th __, 2023 WL 7504142 (2d Cir. Nov. 14, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Livingston, Kearse, and Park)
The case law governing excessive fee cases continues to develop in unpredictable ways, as this decision from the Second Circuit demonstrates.
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Cockerill v. Corteva, Inc., No. 21-3966, __ F.R.D. __, 2023 WL 7986364 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 17, 2023) (Judge Michael M. Baylson)
For the second week in a row, we have chosen a Kantor & Kantor victory as the case of the week. In this week’s featured decision, a district court in Pennsylvania has certified