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Second Circuit Affirms Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits for Long COVID Claim Due to Lack of Objective Evidence of Functional Impairment

Second Circuit Affirms Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits for Long COVID Claim Due to Lack of Objective Evidence of Functional Impairment

In Alexander v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. 25-974, 2026 WL 742865 (2d Cir. Mar. 17, 2026), the Second Circuit affirmed a judgment in favor of Unum Life…

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Sixth Circuit Holds ERISA’s Actuarial Equivalence Requirement Bars Use of Unreasonably Outdated Mortality Assumptions

In Reichert v. Kellogg Co., No. 24-1442, ---F.4th----, 2026 WL 734673 (6th Cir. Mar. 16, 2026), the Sixth Circuit addressed an increasingly litigated issue in ERISA pension cases—whether defined benefit…

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Northern District of Indiana Refuses ERISA Discovery Into Insurer’s Reviewing Physician Without Prima Facie Evidence of Bias

In Schulmeier v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, No. 1:24-CV-284-CCB-ALT, 2026 WL 668269 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 9, 2026), a disability claimant challenged the denial of benefits under ERISA and sought…

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Fourth Circuit Holds ERISA § 502(a)(2) Claims in Defined Contribution Plans Are Individualized and Cannot Be Certified as Mandatory Classes

In Trauernicht v. Genworth Fin. Inc., No. 24-1880, ---F.4th----, 2026 WL 667917 (4th Cir. Mar. 10, 2026), the Fourth Circuit reversed a district court’s class certification order in an ERISA…

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District of Connecticut Dismisses ERISA § 510 Claim Against Google, Holding Plaintiff Failed to Plausibly Allege Termination Intended to Prevent ERISA Benefits

In Martin v. Google LLC, No. 3:25-CV-587 (SVN), 2026 WL 657265 (D. Conn. Mar. 9, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut dismissed a former Google sales…

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Third Circuit Holds Pension Fund’s Failure to Demand Withdrawal Liability “As Soon as Practicable” Bars Recovery

In RTI Restoration Techs., Inc. v. Int’l Painters & Allied Trades Indus. Pension Fund, No. 24-2874, ---F.4th----, 2026 WL 588429 (3d Cir. Mar. 3, 2026), the Third Circuit affirmed summary…

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