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
Milligan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 25-1385, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 1041935 (4th Cir. Apr. 17, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Wilkinson, Wynn, and Berner)
American employers, particularly large ones, offer all kinds of benefit and compensation packages to their employees. Parceling these arrangements out into legal categories usually is