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Peter S. Sessions is a partner at Kantor & Kantor who has been with the firm since 2004. Peter represents individual clients seeking health, life, and disability benefits, typically under employee health plans.

Justman v. Accenture LLP, No. 25-2084, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 1742110 (3d Cir. June 17, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Hardiman, Bove, and Fisher)

Newcomers to ERISA are sometimes bewildered by the extensive cast of characters, which can include plan sponsors, plan administrators, benefit committees, claim administrators, insurers, advisors, and others. Some entities can

There was no notable decision this week in ERISAland, as the federal judiciary was undoubtedly too busy watching the NBA Finals (congrats Knicks), the NHL Stanley Cup Final (congrats Hurricanes), and the beginning of the FIFA World Cup (congrats…Cape Verde?).

However, while all four of Monday’s World Cup matches ended in a

You will no doubt be relieved to learn that this week, unlike the last two weeks, we are not featuring a case of the week about actuarial calculations. In fact, it was a relatively light week in the federal courts for ERISA cases, with no decision standing out as meriting individual attention.

Still, there was