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
Doherty v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., No. 24-CV-06628 (MMG), 2025 WL 2774406 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2025) (Judge Margaret M. Garnett).
The end of September marks the conclusion of another reporting period for the federal courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, and thus this week’s edition is especially meaty. This made it difficult to
Hoak v. Ledford, No. 24-12148, __ F.4th __, 2025 WL 2450919 (11th Cir. Aug. 26, 2025) (Before Circuit Judges Jordan and Newsom, and District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell).
A “top hat” plan is a special breed of ERISA plan. In order to attract and keep top talent, companies sometimes create these deferred compensation plans