This week sets the all-time record for a slow week in the courts, with only three relevant ERISA decisions reported. Although Your ERISA Watch normally focusses on case law, given the dearth of material we are dispensing with the Case of the Week and instead discussing a Regulation of the Week. After all, it was
Asner v. The SAG-AFTRA Health Fund, No. 2:20-cv-10914-CAS-JEMx, 2023 WL 6984582 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 19, 2023) (Judge Christina A. Snyder)
A judge in the Central District of California approved a settlement of this class action brought by participants and beneficiaries of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan against the trustees and fiduciaries of the plan, after
For the second week in a row, no case stood out as the case of the week. Nevertheless, there were still many interesting rulings, including two decisions concluding that ERISA did not preempt healthcare provider claims, and one decision (Rizzo) that includes a colorful example of the hazards of “Reply All.” (This is