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Second Circuit Affirms Retiree’s Right to Pursue Plan Reformation and Litigate Representative ERISA Claims Despite Arbitration Agreement

Second Circuit Affirms Retiree’s Right to Pursue Plan Reformation and Litigate Representative ERISA Claims Despite Arbitration Agreement

In Duke v. Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp., No. 24-3207, ---F.4th----, 2026 WL 303549 (2d Cir. Feb. 5, 2026), the Second Circuit issued a wide-ranging ERISA decision addressing appellate jurisdiction in…

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District Court Rejects Proposed ERISA Class Challenging NFL Disability Benefits Process for Lack of Commonality and Typicality

In Alford, et al v. The NFL Player Disability, & Survivor Benefit Plan, et al., No. 1:23-CV-00358-JRR, 2026 WL 216349 (D. Md. Jan. 28, 2026), a group of retired National…

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Court Recognizes Plausible Fiduciary Breach Based on Failure to Affirmatively Disclose Waiver-of-Premium Life Insurance Benefit in Special Circumstances

In Atkins v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America, No. 1:25-CV-2912-TWT, 2026 WL 86659 (N.D. Ga. Jan. 12, 2026), the Northern District of Georgia granted in part and denied in part…

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Court Allows ERISA Claims Based on Long-Term Disability Premium Collection Without Evidence of Insurability

In two closely related decisions issued the same day, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington denied motions to dismiss filed by both an employer and its…

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Fifth Circuit Holds ERISA Fiduciary Claims Seeking Monetary Relief Are Equitable and Not Subject to Arbitration

In Aramark Servs., Inc. Grp. Health Plan v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. 24-40323, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 3676864 (5th Cir. Dec. 18, 2025), the Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of…

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Eleventh Circuit Holds ERISA Arbitration Clause Unenforceable Where It Waives Plan-Wide Relief

In Williams v. Shapiro, No. 24-11192, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 3625999 (11th Cir. Dec. 15, 2025), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration, holding that an…

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