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Ninth Circuit Affirms Slayer Convicted of Murdering ERISA Plan Participant Is Not Entitled to His Benefits
In Munger v. Cloud, No. 23-3107, 2026 WL 1734889 (9th Cir. June 16, 2026), an unpublished memorandum disposition, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment holding…
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Life Insurance Claim Against Employer-Plan Administrator, Holding Only the Entity Controlling Benefit Determinations Is a Proper Defendant Under ERISA
In Justman v. Accenture LLP, --- F.4th ----, No. 25-2084, 2026 WL 1742110 (3d Cir. June 17, 2026), Plaintiff Justman, individually and as executor of the estate of his late…
Intent Is Not Enough: Kentucky Federal Court Holds ERISA Life Insurance Benefits Go to Named Beneficiary Absent Substantial Compliance With a Change
In Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. Crane, No. 5:24-CV-00230-MAS, 2026 WL 1706791 (E.D. Ky. June 12, 2026), United States Magistrate Judge Matthew A. Stinnett granted summary judgment to…
When a Phone Call Beats the Plan’s Writing Requirement: A Louisiana Court Applies Substantial Compliance to Uphold a Telephonic ERISA Beneficiary Change
In Adams v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 24-668-SDD-RLB, 2026 WL 1662073 (M.D. La. June 9, 2026), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, per Chief…
Ninth Circuit: An ERISA Administrator Cannot Rescue a Benefits Denial with a Plan Provision It Never Cited
In Roggenkamp v. Morgan Stanley Medical Plan, No. 24-7864, 2026 WL 1625357 (9th Cir. June 5, 2026), Plaintiff Roggenkamp sued the Morgan Stanley Medical Plan (“MS Plan”) under ERISA §…
ERISA Life Insurance Denial Upheld on a Reading the Court Called “Low on the Reasonableness Scale”
In Richards v. Lifepoint Health Welfare Benefits Plan, No. 3:25-CV-03541-X, 2026 WL 1480796 (N.D. Tex. May 27, 2026), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, per…
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