Your ERISA Watch was short-handed this week, so while we have the full complement of case summaries, we are forgoing our highlighted case of the week.
If you want a cheat sheet, the two most notable decisions (in your editor’s humble opinion) were (1) Central States v. McClain, in which the Seventh Circuit held
Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc. v. La-Z-Boy Inc., No. 25-1727, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 2427143 (6th Cir. Aug. 19, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Gibbons, Murphy, and Hermandorfer)
This week’s notable decision from the Sixth Circuit involves the same recurring fact pattern the Ninth Circuit discussed just days earlier in our notable decision from
Healthcare Ally Mgmt. of Cal., LLC v. WSP USA, Inc., No. 24-3479, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 2319896 (9th Cir. Aug. 11, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Berzon, Higginson (sitting by designation), and Sung)
It was difficult to choose the notable decision this week, as the federal appellate courts presented three good options, all of