Ah, the dog days are upon us. This week there is no case of the week, but there is plenty of good summer reading, whether you like digging into the complexity of mortality tables, are drawn into the human drama of disability cases, or excited by healthcare claims asserted by medical providers. Stay cool and
After the flood of end-of-reporting-period decisions issued over the past several weeks, the tide has turned. This week we report on only eight cases. So relax and enjoy reading this week’s short but interesting selection of ERISA decisions, including one holding that 401(k) plan participants have adequately stated excessive fee claims, another reluctantly holding that
Cannon v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mass., No. 24-1862, __ F. 4th __, 2025 WL 855194 (1st Cir. Mar. 19, 2025) (Before Circuit Judges Aframe, Lynch, and Howard)
As our readers undoubtedly know, ERISA contains a notably broad preemption provision designed to ensure that, for the most part, employee benefits are