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Elizabeth Hopkins is a partner at Kantor & Kantor. After a long and fulfilling career at the United States Department of Labor, where she gained substantial experience working on pension, healthcare, and other ERISA issues, she joined the firm in 2018.

Fleming v. Kellogg Co., No. 23-1966, __ F. App’x __, 2024 WL 4534677 (6th Cir. Oct. 21, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Gibbons, Kethledge, and Davis)

It’s been a few months since we last covered the effective vindication doctrine here at Your ERISA Watch. For those needing a refresher, this judicially created exception

M.S. v. Premera Blue Cross, No. 22-4056, __ F. 4th __, 2024 WL 4356319 (10th Cir. Oct. 1, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Hartz, Moritz, and Rossman)

For the second week in a row, Article III standing proves too high a hurdle for ERISA healthcare plan participants, this time a family challenging Premera Blue