Cogdell v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 24-1940, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 588427 (4th Cir. Mar. 3, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Agee, Quattlebaum, and Floyd)
ERISA requires benefit plan administrators to give participants a “full and fair review” when they challenge the denials of their claims. 29 U.S.C. § 1133. However, the
Packaging Corp. of Am. Thrift Plan for Hourly Emps. v. Langdon, No. 25-1859, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 262954 (7th Cir. Feb. 2, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Brennan, Lee, and Kolar)
ERISA, like many statutory schemes, is one that attempts to balance competing interests. It is designed to protect plan participants, which means honoring
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