Gasper v. EIDP, Inc., No. 24-1959, __ F.4th __, 2025 WL 3510832 (4th Cir. Dec. 8, 2025) (Before Circuit Judges Benjamin, Berner, and Keenan)
ERISA famously has an “anti-alienation” provision which prohibits pension plan participants from assigning their benefits to others. It also has an equally famous preemption clause stating that it “supersede[s] any
Patterson v. UnitedHealth Grp., Inc., No. 25-3175, __ F.4th __, 2025 WL 3458953 (6th Cir. Dec. 2, 2025) (Before Circuit Judges Siler, Nalbandian, and Readler).
For regular readers, our case of the week might look eerily familiar. In August of 2023 we covered a case with the exact same name – indeed, both cases
‘Twas another slow week in ERISAland, as the federal courts put aside breaches of fiduciary duty for turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Nevertheless, some judges were devoted enough to delve into ERISA’s intricacies. Read on to find out about (1) the exclusion of expert witness testimony in the class action by NFL players against the