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Seventh Circuit Affirms Class Certification but Reverses Summary Judgment Against Alcoa in Pre-1993 Retiree Healthcare Vesting Dispute

Seventh Circuit Affirms Class Certification but Reverses Summary Judgment Against Alcoa in Pre-1993 Retiree Healthcare Vesting Dispute

In Kaiser v. ALCOA USA Corp., No. 25-1627, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 2364300 (7th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026), Plaintiff, on behalf of herself and a class of former Alcoa…

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Ninth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment for Pension Plan Fiduciaries, Directing Reassessment of Prudence Under Intel’s Prospective-Methods Standard

In Klawonn v. Board of Directors for the Motion Picture Industry Pension Plans, No. 25-2874, No. 25-3230, 2026 WL 2364541 (9th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026), Plaintiff, on behalf of the…

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ERISA Court Dismisses Long-Term Disability Underpayment Suit as Time-Barred Under Clear Repudiation Rule

In Kendall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Bank of America N.A., as Plan Administrator, No. 2:26-CV-950-KCH-KRH, 2026 WL 2299338 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 11, 2026), the Middle District of Florida…

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Ninth Circuit Holds ERISA Does Not Preempt Out-of-Network Provider’s Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Arising from Aetna’s Verification-Call Statements, But Affirms Preemption of Promissory Estoppel Claim

In Healthcare Ally Management of California, LLC v. WSP USA, Inc., No. 24-3479, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 2319896 (9th Cir. Aug. 11, 2026), an out-of-network surgery center, La Peer,…

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of LTD Benefits, Holding Prior Payment of STD Benefits Creates No Presumption of Disability and Rejecting “New Rationale” Challenge

In Mendoza v. First Unum Life Ins. Co., No. 25-3080, 2026 WL 2295887 (9th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026) (Before: Rawlinson, Sanchez, and Tung, Circuit Judges), an ERISA action challenging the…

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Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Benefits and Rejects Fiduciary Claim Against Recordkeeper, But Holds Administrative Services Agreement Is a Disclosable Plan Document Under ERISA

In Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 2293854 (4th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026), Plaintiff sought to liquidate his 401(k) account in Altria’s Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan…

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