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Seventh Circuit Affirms Northrop Grumman Win in Class Action Dispute over ERISA Severance Benefits

In Carlson v. Northrop Grumman Severance Plan & Northrop Grumman Corporation, No. 22-1764, __F.4th__, 2023 WL 3299703 (7th Cir. May 8, 2023) (Before: Easterbrook, Hamilton, and Lee, Circuit Judges), the…

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District Court Applies De Novo Standard of Review Due to Insurer Failing to Strictly Adhere to ERISA Claims Procedure Regulations

In Rhodes v. First Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 22 CIV. 5264 (AKH), 2023 WL 3099294 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 26, 2023), New York Southern District Judge Alvin K, Hellerstein granted…

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Judgment Ordering Blue Cross to Pay for Proton Beam Therapy to Treat Throat Cancer

In Salim v. Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company, No. 22-30573, 2023 WL 3222804 (5th Cir. May 3, 2023), an unpublished opinion, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the…

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First Circuit Holds Health Plan’s Third-Party Administrator Is Not an ERISA Fiduciary with Respect to Overpayments to Medical Providers

In Massachusetts Laborers’ Health & Welfare Fund v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, No. 22-1317, 2023 WL 3069637 (1st Cir. Apr. 25, 2023), a dispute between the Massachusetts Laborers’…

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District Court Finds Insurer Properly Applied ERISA Plan Language Prorating Plaintiff’s Lump Sum Pension Benefits as An Offset to Long-Term Disability Benefits

In Walker v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 2:22-CV-109, 2023 WL 3066708 (E.D. Tenn. Apr. 24, 2023) Tennessee Eastern District Judge Travis R. McDonough granted judgment in favor of…

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Sixth Circuit Reverses Employer Win on Benefit Funds’ Claim for Unpaid Benefit Contributions

In Trustees of Sheet Metal Workers Loc. 7 Zone 1 Pension Fund v. Pro Servs., Inc., No. 22-1566, 2023 WL 3029735 (6th Cir. Apr. 21, 2023), a suit brought by…

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