The federal courts took a breather this week after the Civil Justice Reform Act reporting period expired on September 30, with a sharp drop in the number of ERISA-related cases reported. None of the decisions that were reported were particularly striking, so we at Your ERISA Watch will take a breather as well and forgo
Dwyer v. United Healthcare Ins. Co., No. 23-50439, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 4230125 (5th Cir. Sept. 19, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Higginson, Willett, and Oldham)
Plaintiff Kelly Dwyer is the father of E.D., who as a preteen was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, which has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder.
Cogdell v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 1:23-CV-01343 (AJT/JFA), __ F. Supp. 3d __, 2024 WL 4182589 (E.D. Va. Sept. 11, 2024) (Judge Anthony J. Trenga)
Sometimes here in ERISA World it is easy to feel insulated from the momentous decisions issued every year by the Supreme Court. Every so often the court