Cogdell v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 24-1940, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 588427 (4th Cir. Mar. 3, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Agee, Quattlebaum, and Floyd)
ERISA requires benefit plan administrators to give participants a “full and fair review” when they challenge the denials of their claims. 29 U.S.C. § 1133. However, the
Sadly, we have no notable decision to highlight for you this week. Still, the federal courts tackled numerous issues across the ERISA spectrum, including pension, health, disability, and severance claims.
Read on to learn about (1) whether a plan administrator can get hit with statutory penalties for not producing administrative service agreements upon request (
The federal courts issued numerous ERISA-related decisions over the last week, but none stood out, so we are not highlighting a particular ruling. The cases ran the gamut, however, so you will definitely find something that tickles your fancy below.
For example, read on to learn about (1) the (almost) end of the ten-year-old McCutcheon