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Northern District of Indiana Refuses ERISA Discovery Into Insurer’s Reviewing Physician Without Prima Facie Evidence of Bias

In Schulmeier v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, No. 1:24-CV-284-CCB-ALT, 2026 WL 668269 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 9, 2026), a disability claimant challenged the denial of benefits under ERISA and sought…

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Fourth Circuit Holds ERISA § 502(a)(2) Claims in Defined Contribution Plans Are Individualized and Cannot Be Certified as Mandatory Classes

In Trauernicht v. Genworth Fin. Inc., No. 24-1880, ---F.4th----, 2026 WL 667917 (4th Cir. Mar. 10, 2026), the Fourth Circuit reversed a district court’s class certification order in an ERISA…

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District of Connecticut Dismisses ERISA § 510 Claim Against Google, Holding Plaintiff Failed to Plausibly Allege Termination Intended to Prevent ERISA Benefits

In Martin v. Google LLC, No. 3:25-CV-587 (SVN), 2026 WL 657265 (D. Conn. Mar. 9, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut dismissed a former Google sales…

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Third Circuit Holds Pension Fund’s Failure to Demand Withdrawal Liability “As Soon as Practicable” Bars Recovery

In RTI Restoration Techs., Inc. v. Int’l Painters & Allied Trades Indus. Pension Fund, No. 24-2874, ---F.4th----, 2026 WL 588429 (3d Cir. Mar. 3, 2026), the Third Circuit affirmed summary…

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Fourth Circuit Affirms Termination of Retiree Welfare Benefits Where Plan Reserved Right to Amend or Terminate

In Fitzwater v. Consol Energy, Incorporated, No. 24-2088, 2026 WL 595435 (4th Cir. Mar. 3, 2026), the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court’s rulings largely in favor of CONSOL Energy…

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Second Circuit Holds Plan Fiduciary Breached Duty of Care by Failing to Provide Adequate Notice of Lump-Sum Election During Plan Termination

In Hammell v. Pilot Products, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, No. 24-3283-CV, 2026 WL 586699 (2d Cir. Mar. 3, 2026), the Second Circuit affirmed a district court judgment finding that…

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