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

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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Court Partially Rejects Exhaustion Defense in ERISA Fiduciary-Breach Case

In Bechtel v. Wexford Health Sources Inc., et al., No. CV-25-08006-PCT-DLR, 2025 WL 3537563 (D. Ariz. Dec. 10, 2025), the district court addressed whether the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative…

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Untimely ERISA § 510 Claim, Rejects Attempt to Recast Claim as Fiduciary Breach

In Mitchell v. H-E-B, L.P., No. 25-50227, 2025 WL 3496980 (5th Cir. Dec. 5, 2025), an unpublished per curiam decision, the Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of H-E-B,…

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