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Ninth Circuit Holds No Breach of ERISA Fiduciary Duty for Miscalculating Pension Benefits and State Law Negligence Claims Are Not Preempted by ERISA

Ninth Circuit Holds No Breach of ERISA Fiduciary Duty for Miscalculating Pension Benefits and State Law Negligence Claims Are Not Preempted by ERISA

In Bafford v. Northrop Grumman Corp., No. 20-55222, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 1419055 (9th Cir. Apr. 15, 2021), the Ninth Circuit decided two important issues involving ERISA-imposed fiduciary duties and ERISA…

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Tenth Circuit Denied Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc on ERISA Standard of Review Where Administrator Failed to Give Notice of Discretionary Authority

In Lyn M. v. Premera Blue Cross, 966 F.3d 1061, 1065 (10th Cir. 2020), a case involving the denial of ERISA-governed medical benefits, the three-judge panel including Judges Lucero, Bacharach,…

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First Circuit Finds Fidelity’s Collection of Infrastructure Fees Does Not Make it a Functional Fiduciary Under ERISA

In Re: Fidelity ERISA Fee Litigation, Wong v. FMR LLC, et al., No. 20-1286, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 836766 (1st Cir. Mar. 5, 2021) involves a consolidated putative class action brought…

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Second Circuit Reverses Order Compelling Arbitration of ERISA Fiduciary Breach Claims by Plan Participant Against Employer’s Third-Party Investment Advisor

Yesterday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its second decision this week involving the arbitration of ERISA claims. In Cooper v. Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc., No. 17-2805, __F.3d__2021…

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District Court Denies Dismissal for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies; Highlights Importance of Communication About Appeal Procedures

In Ferguson v. BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc., et al., No. 2:19-CV-01135-MHH, 2021 WL 662257 (N.D. Ala. Feb. 19, 2021), the district court considered Defendants’ motion to reconsider the court’s previous…

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Second Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Cigna’s ERISA Claim Against Laboratory Testing Companies, Finding Claim Subject Only to Equitable Doctrine of Laches

In Connecticut Gen. Life Ins. Co. v. BioHealth Labs., Inc., No. 20-2312-CV, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 476111 (2d Cir. Feb. 10, 2021), Plaintiffs, collectively “Cigna,” appealed the dismissal of their claims…

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