T.E. v. Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, No. 25-5407, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 172050 (6th Cir. Jan. 22, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Griffin, Thapar, and Hermandorfer)
The tide appears to be turning in medical benefit cases. For years consumers have grown accustomed to receiving opaque and uninformative denial letters from their health
The federal courts were quite busy this week, despite the MLK Day holiday, issuing numerous rulings on procedural and substantive issues across the ERISA spectrum. No one case stood out, but there is something for almost everyone in the cases discussed below.
Read on to learn about (1) a tough week for disability claimants (they
Nevada Resort Ass’n-Int’l Alliance of Theatrical Stage Emps. & Moving Picture Mach. Operators of the US & Canada Loc. 720 Pension Tr. v. JB Viva Vegas, LP, No. 24-2791, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 32577 (9th Cir. Jan. 6, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Rawlinson, Miller, and Desai)
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