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Seventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Survivor Benefits Where Power of Attorney Lacked Express Authority to Waive Spousal Annuity Rights Under ERISA

Seventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Survivor Benefits Where Power of Attorney Lacked Express Authority to Waive Spousal Annuity Rights Under ERISA

In Havlik v. University of Chicago, No. 25-2821, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 2084784 (7th Cir. July 20, 2026), a suit for ERISA benefits, the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment…

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Seventh Circuit Affirms That ESOP Fiduciaries Did Not Breach Their Duties or Engage in a Prohibited Transaction in Approving the Sale of an ESOP-Owned Company

In Rush v. GreatBanc Trust Co., No. 25-1736, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 2071139 (7th Cir. July 17, 2026), the Seventh Circuit affirmed a defense judgment entered after a three-week…

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Third Circuit Revives ERISA Recovery and Fiduciary-Breach Claims Tied to Cigna’s MRC-1 Out-of-Network Reimbursements

In Advanced Gynecology & Laparoscopy of North Jersey P.C. v. Cigna Health & Life Insurance Co., No. 24-2212, 2026 WL 2030368 (3d Cir. July 13, 2026), nearly two dozen New…

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Fifth Circuit Vacates and Remands ERISA Fiduciary-Breach Judgment for Failure to Make Necessary Causation Findings on Article III Standing

In Guenther v. BP Retirement Accumulation Plan, No. 24-20551, 2026 WL 2031828 (5th Cir. July 14, 2026) (per curiam), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated…

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ERISA Fiduciary Breach: When Your Employer’s Benefits Advice Is Wrong, You May Have a Claim

In Williams v. Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC Benefits and Investment Committee, No. 24-cv-07593-VC, 2026 WL 1865363 (N.D. Cal. June 29, 2026), United States District Judge Vince Chhabria granted in…

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Eighth Circuit Holds ERISA Preempts Arkansas’s Geographic Pharmacy Network Adequacy Requirements, Affirming Dismissal of Plan Participant’s Unjust Enrichment Class Action

In Flowers v. Caremark PCS Health, LLC, No. 25-3068, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 1859929 (8th Cir. June 29, 2026), the Eighth Circuit held that ERISA preempts Arkansas's geographic pharmacy…

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