Ruessler v. Boilermaker-Blacksmith Nat’l Pension Tr. Bd. of Trs., No. 21-3876, __ F. 4th __, 2023 WL 2750829 (8th Cir. Apr. 3, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Shepherd, Kelly, and Grasz)
In ERISA disability benefit cases, the issue of Social Security always looms large. Its most direct effect is usually on the calculation of benefits
Zall v. Standard Ins. Co., No. 22-1096, __ F. 4th __, 2023 WL 312368 (7th Cir. Jan. 19, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Hamilton, St. Eve, and Kirsch)
ERISA Section 503 requires that plan fiduciaries decide benefit claims under a “full and fair” claims review procedure. 29 U.S.C. § 1133. The Department of Labor has
Tekmen v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 20-1510, __ F.4th __, 2022 WL 17725720 (4th Cir. Dec. 16, 2022) (Before Circuit Judges Wynn, Harris, and Keenan)
ERISA is famously vague on a great number of issues, and one of those is how benefit disputes should be resolved. Fortunately, the Department of Labor has