Smith v. UnitedHealth Grp., No. 23-2369, __ F. 4th __, 2024 WL 3321646 (8th Cir. Jul. 8, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Colloton, Erickson, and Kobes)
Cross-plan offsetting is a controversial practice – sometimes referred to as “self-help” for third-party administrators of healthcare plans and, alternatively, “robbing Peter to pay Paul” – to which plan
Spence v. American Airlines, Inc., No. 4:23-cv-00552-O, 2024 WL 3092453 (N.D. Tex. Jun. 20, 2024) (Judge Reed O’Connor)
There has been a great deal of controversy engendered by corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, and ERISA-governed benefit plans are becoming a big part of that debate. Corporations have increasingly focused not only on
Carfora v. Teachers Ins. Annuity Ass’n of Am., No. 21 Civ. 8384 (KPF), 2024 WL 2815980 (S.D.N.Y. May. 31, 2024) (Judge Katherine Polk Failla)
ERISA was designed to hold plan sponsors, administrators, and other fiduciaries to high standards in order to protect workers’ retirement and welfare benefits. ERISA has proved adaptable throughout its fifty-year