Duke v. Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp., No. 24-3207, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 303549 (2d Cir. Feb. 5, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Robinson, Nathan, and Kahn)

This week’s notable decision, a published opinion from the Second Circuit, addresses a number of issues that often pop up in challenges to the administration of employee benefit

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

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