Arnold v. Paredes, No. 3:23-CV-00545, __ F. Supp. 3d __, 2024 WL 356751 (M.D. Tenn. Jan. 31, 2024) (Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.)
In an effort to prevent benefit plan participants from bringing class actions, or attempting to seek plan-wide relief, as permitted by ERISA under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(2), administrators have increasingly inserted
It appears that the winter holidays are truly over now, as the pace has picked up and the federal courts have issued more ERISA-related decisions. No one case in particular stood out this week, but there were plenty of entertaining facts and issues. Read on to learn about (a) potential transgender discrimination in medical benefits
Flores v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., No. 22-55779, __ F. App’x __, 2024 WL 222265 (9th Cir. Jan. 22, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Collins, Mendoza, and Desai)
This week’s notable decision addresses a procedural issue in ERISA benefit cases: if a plaintiff brings a lawsuit seeking benefits, and the court rules against