Fourth Circuit Revives ERISA Claims Against Aetna and Optum for “Buried” Service Fees Charged to Self-Funded Health Plans
Fourth Circuit Revives ERISA Claims Against Aetna and Optum for “Buried” Service Fees Charged to Self-Funded Health Plans
In Peters v. Aetna Inc., No. 19-2085, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 2546412 (4th Cir. June 22, 2021), a putative class action, the Fourth Circuit revived ERISA breach of fiduciary duty and…
Second Circuit Finds Home Health Aides Lack Standing for ERISA Claims Based on Alleged Violation of New York Wage Parity Law
In Gonzalez De Fuente v. Preferred Home Care Of New York LLC, et al., No. 20-3985-CV, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 2308786 (2d Cir. June 7, 2021), Plaintiff-Appellants, certified home health aides…
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Self-Funded Health Plan’s Equitable Lien on Member’s Medical Malpractice Settlement Proceeds
In Publix Super Markets, Inc., v. Figareau, et al., No. 20-14212, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 2065434 (11th Cir. May 24, 2021), an action brought under ERISA § 502(a)(3), the Eleventh Circuit…
Sixth Circuit Determines Retirement Healthcare Benefits Did Not Vest Under Collective Bargaining Agreements
In Michigan Educ. Ass’n Fam. Retired Staff Ass’n v. Michigan Educ. Ass’n, No. 20-1174, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 1546129 (6th Cir. Apr. 20, 2021), the Sixth Circuit considered whether retirement healthcare…
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,…
Sixth Circuit Holds District Court Lacked Authority to Award Attorneys’ Fees and Decide ERISA Claim Subject to Mandatory Arbitration
In UAW International, et al. v. TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, No. 19-2252, __F.App'x__, 2021 WL 926527 (6th Cir. Mar. 11, 2021), the Sixth Circuit considered consolidated appeals where Plaintiffs, retirees…
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