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When ERISA Attorneys’ Fees Survive a “Grossly Disproportionate” Challenge: Court Awards Full Fees on Partial Success in Covered Earnings Dispute

In Rushing v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. CV 24-10088-JFW(RAOx), 2026 WL 2353337 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2026), District Judge John F. Walter granted an ERISA claimant’s motion…

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Eleventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Royal Caribbean, Holding ERISA Plaintiffs Need Not Always Provide “Apples-to-Apples” Comparator Evidence to Prove Objective Imprudence

In Johnson v. Russell Investment Management, LLC, No. 25-10692, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 2387006 (11th Cir. Aug. 17, 2026), a breach of fiduciary duty action under ERISA, the Eleventh…

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When ERISA Defendants Switch Their Denial Rationale: A Minnesota District Court Refuses to Dismiss a Disability Claimant’s STD and Fiduciary Claims

In Huynh v. Schwan's Shared Services, LLC, No. 25-3988 (JRT/LIB), 2026 WL 2363632 (D. Minn. Aug. 14, 2026, United States District Judge John R. Tunheim denied a motion to dismiss…

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Seventh Circuit Affirms Class Certification but Reverses Summary Judgment Against Alcoa in Pre-1993 Retiree Healthcare Vesting Dispute

In Kaiser v. ALCOA USA Corp., No. 25-1627, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 2364300 (7th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026), Plaintiff, on behalf of herself and a class of former Alcoa…

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Ninth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment for Pension Plan Fiduciaries, Directing Reassessment of Prudence Under Intel’s Prospective-Methods Standard

In Klawonn v. Board of Directors for the Motion Picture Industry Pension Plans, No. 25-2874, No. 25-3230, 2026 WL 2364541 (9th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026), Plaintiff, on behalf of the…

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ERISA Court Dismisses Long-Term Disability Underpayment Suit as Time-Barred Under Clear Repudiation Rule

In Kendall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Bank of America N.A., as Plan Administrator, No. 2:26-CV-950-KCH-KRH, 2026 WL 2299338 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 11, 2026), the Middle District of Florida…

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