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Second Circuit: Reinterpretation of Special Early Retirement Benefit Terms Does Not Violate ERISA’s Anti-Cutback Rule

In Metzgar, et al v. U.A. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 22 Pension Fund, et al., No. 20-3791, 2022 WL 610340 (2d Cir. Mar. 2, 2022), Plaintiffs-Appellants are participants in…

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Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ERISA Interference Claim Brought by Indian Citizen Against IBM USA

In Chaudhuri v. Int’l Bus. Machines Corp., No. 21-2631, 2022 WL 543178 (7th Cir. Feb. 23, 2022), Plaintiff-Appellant Monodip Chaudhuri, proceeding pro se, sued IBM USA for interfering with his…

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Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Total-Disability Benefit Claim for Former Proctor & Gamble Research Scientist

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided Autran v. Procter & Gamble Health & Long-Term Disability Benefit Plan, No. 20-6432, __F.4th__, 2022 WL 557825 (6th Cir. Feb. 24, 2022),…

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Fourth Circuit Revives Claims for Residential Treatment Based on Plan Administrator’s Failure to Produce Documents During Claim Review Process

In Wilson v. UnitedHealthcare Ins. Co., No. 20-2044, __F.4th__, 2022 WL 552028 (4th Cir. Feb. 24, 2022), the Fourth Circuit considered whether Defendant UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company abused its discretion in…

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Fourth Circuit Joins Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits in Holding Punitive Damages Are Not Recoverable Under LRMA § 301 for Late Contribution Payments

In Plumbers & Pipefitters Loc. 625 v. Nitro Constr. Servs., Inc., No. 20-2080, __F.4th__, 2022 WL 532946 (4th Cir. Feb. 23, 2022), the Fourth Circuit considered whether LMRA § 301…

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Fifth Circuit Gives Reliance Standard Second Bite at the Apple in Dispute Over Long-Term Disability Benefits

In Newsom v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 20-10994, __F.4th__, 2022 WL 500403 (5th Cir. Feb. 18, 2022), Plaintiff-Appellee James Newsom worked as a software architect for Lereta, LLC…

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