Beard v. Lincoln Nat’l Life Ins. Co., No. 25-2950, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 1279959 (8th Cir. May 11, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Shepherd, Erickson, and Grasz)
This week’s notable decision represents the latest foray by the federal courts into the Serbonian Bog of “just what is an accident anyway?” The Eighth Circuit declined
Aramark Servs., Inc. Grp. Health Plan v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. 24-40323, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 1154313 (5th Cir. Apr. 28, 2026)
This week’s notable decision is not a decision at all. Instead, it’s a two-paragraph order in which the Fifth Circuit vacated its December 18, 2025 published opinion in this case
Most ERISA practitioners are familiar with Cigna v. Amara, the 2011 Supreme Court decision that helped defined the contours of ERISA’s remedial scheme. But did you know, fifteen years later, that the case is still going?
Read on to learn about Amara’s latest trip to the Second Circuit, and then stick around for