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Seventh Circuit Reinstates Ex-Spouse as Beneficiary After Failed Attempt to Update ERISA Plan

In Packaging Corp. of Am. Thrift Plan for Hourly Emps. v. Langdon, No. 25-1859, ---F.4th----. 2026 WL 262954 (7th Cir. Feb. 2, 2026), the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court’s…

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District Court Rejects Proposed ERISA Class Challenging NFL Disability Benefits Process for Lack of Commonality and Typicality

In Alford, et al v. The NFL Player Disability, & Survivor Benefit Plan, et al., No. 1:23-CV-00358-JRR, 2026 WL 216349 (D. Md. Jan. 28, 2026), a group of retired National…

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of ERISA Medical Benefits for Residential Mental Health Treatment Under “Medical Necessity” Guidelines.

In R.R.; E. R. v. California Physicians’ Service, d/b/a Blue Shield of California, No. 24-6337, 2026 WL 207507 (9th Cir. Jan. 27, 2026), Plaintiffs-Appellants R.R. and his son E.R. sued…

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Northern District of California Applies ERISA Equitable Estoppel to Enforce Longstanding Misrepresentations of Pension Eligibility

In Woo v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc., No. 23-cv-05063, 2026 WL 194578 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 26, 2026), the Northern District of California granted judgment for a plan participant on…

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District Court Denies Summary Judgment in ERISA Benefits Matter Where Hartford Failed to Meaningfully Engage with Evidence Supporting Disability

In Butter v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 24-11499-MJJ, ---F.Supp.3d----. 2026 WL 172049 (D. Mass. Jan. 22, 2026), the District of Massachusetts denied cross-motions for summary judgment and…

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Sixth Circuit Finds Termination of Residential Mental Health Coverage Arbitrary and Capricious Under ERISA but Affirms Dismissal of Parity Act Claim

In T.E. v. Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, No. 25-5407, ---F.4th----, 2026 WL 172050 (6th Cir. Jan. 22, 2026), the Sixth Circuit held that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue…

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