M&K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the IAM Nat’l Pension Fund, No. 23-1209, 608 U.S. __, __ S. Ct. __, 2026 WL 1423319 (U.S. May 21, 2026) (9-0, opinion by Justice Jackson)
This case arises out of the statutory withdrawal liability regime Congress created for multiemployer pension plans when it amended ERISA by
Matula v. Wells Fargo & Co., No. 25-2441, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 1293295 (8th Cir. May 12, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Colloton, Gruender, and Kobes)
Class actions alleging the improper use of forfeited employer contributions to retirement plans have been all the rage for the last couple of years, with most going down
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