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Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for MetLife on De Novo Review, Holding LTD Claimant Was Not Totally Disabled and Declining to Resolve Choice-of-Law Dispute Over Dueling State Bans on Delegation Clauses

In Grice v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 25-50566, 2026 WL 2519457 (5th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026), a per curiam opinion, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of…

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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Where Plan Vested Discretion and Insurer Relied on Multiple Medical and Vocational Reviews

In Dunn v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 25-12108, 2026 WL 2529506 (11th Cir. Aug. 27, 2026), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of judgment on…

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Third Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Hospitals’ ERISA Underpayment Claims Under MRC-1 and MRC-2 Plans, Affirms Dismissal of R&C and Fiduciary-Duty Claims

In Hudson Hospital OPCO, LLC v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, No. 24-2830, 2026 WL 2511311 (3d Cir. Aug. 26, 2026), three New Jersey hospitals—Christ Hospital, Bayonne Medical Center,…

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Seventh Circuit Holds ERISA Does Not Preempt Arkansas Rule 128’s Pharmacy Dispensing Fee Requirement or Its Incidental Reporting Requirement

Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund v. McClain, No. 25-2727, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 2510865 (7th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026) (Before: Hamilton, Kirsch, and Kolar,…

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An ERISA Plaintiff Tries to Leave the Forum She Chose: S.D. Fla. Says Yes, but at a Cost

In Bennett v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 25-CV-21039-RAR, 2026 WL 2450695 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 21, 2026), United States District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II granted in part…

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When Can an ERISA Claimant Get Discovery Beyond the Administrative Record? Court Allows Targeted Conflict-of-Interest Discovery in Long COVID Disability Case

In Mason v. New York Life Insurance Company, No. 1:26-cv-01429 (DEH) (SDA), 2026 WL 2445531 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 20, 2026), United States Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron resolved a discovery dispute…

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