Another week has passed without any major ERISA rulings from the federal courts. There was still plenty of action, however, including: (1) a ruling that a multiemployer health fund does not have to arbitrate its claims against its administrator over the administrator’s alleged mishandling of claims (Aetna v. Board of Trustees); (2) final
While there was no notable decision this week, plenty of interesting issues percolated through the federal courts. Read on for the following: (1) the latest installment in the legal war between pharmacy benefit managers and the State of Arkansas over that state’s efforts to rein them in (Central States v. McClain); (2) the
Hoak v. Ledford, No. 24-12148, __ F.4th __, 2025 WL 2450919 (11th Cir. Aug. 26, 2025) (Before Circuit Judges Jordan and Newsom, and District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell).
A “top hat” plan is a special breed of ERISA plan. In order to attract and keep top talent, companies sometimes create these deferred compensation plans