Barrett v. O’Reilly Auto., No. 23-2501, __ F. 4th __, 2024 WL 3980839 (8th Cir. Aug. 29, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Benton, Arnold, and Stras)

Our case of the week cannot be said to tread new ground. According to the Eighth Circuit, this investment fee case is “nothing new.” Like other such cases, it

Pizarro v. Home Depot, Inc., No. 22-13643, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 3633379 (11th Cir. Aug. 2, 2024) (Before Circuit Judges Branch, Grant, and Carnes)

Your ERISA Watch is cheating a little in this edition, as our case of the week is not actually from last week, but the week before. Rather than relegate

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