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Eighth Circuit: ERISA Health Plan’s Counterclaim Seeking Equitable Right to Settlement Funds Does Not Establish Subject-Matter Jurisdiction in Federal District Court

In Kellum v. Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. Grp. Health Benefit Plan, No. 23-2765, __F.4th__, 2024 WL 3930833 (8th Cir. Aug. 26, 2024), a dispute where a self-funded health plan removed an…

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District Court Finds Sun Life Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Denying ERISA Long Term Disability Benefit Claim for Claimant with Autoimmune Disorders

In Ziegler v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, No. 4:22-CV-01115-SRC, 2024 WL 3874529 (E.D. Mo. Aug. 19, 2024), Missouri Eastern District Chief Judge Stephen R. Clark granted Sun Life’s…

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Third Circuit Holds Excess Pension Program is Not Governed by ERISA

In Weller v. Linde Pension Excess Program, et al., No. 23-1293, 2024 WL 3887275 (3d Cir. Aug. 21, 2024), the Third Circuit considered whether an excess pension program is governed…

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Sixth Circuit Holds ERISA Retirement Plan’s Individual Arbitration Provisions Are Invalid

In Parker v. Tenneco, Inc., No. 23-1857, __F.4th__, 2024 WL 3873409 (6th Cir. Aug. 20, 2024), Plaintiffs-Appellees are participants in 401(k) Plans administered by Tenneco Inc., the parent company of…

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Seventh Circuit Holds State Law Claims Seeking Payment and Penalties for Unpaid Medical Bills from Self-Funded Health Plan Are Preempted by ERISA

In Carnes v. HMO Louisiana, Inc., No. 23-2903, __F.4th__, 2024 WL 3873528 (7th Cir. Aug. 20, 2024), Plaintiff-Appellant Carnes appealed the district court’s dismissal of his lawsuit against Defendant HMO…

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Ninth Circuit Revives ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims in Class Action Against Northrop Grumman

Baleja v. Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp. Salaried Pension Plan, et al., No. 22-56042, 2024 WL 3858720 (9th Cir. Aug. 19, 2024) (Before: Tashima, Graber, and Christen, Circuit…

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