When ERISA Defendants Switch Their Denial Rationale: A Minnesota District Court Refuses to Dismiss a Disability Claimant’s STD and Fiduciary Claims
When ERISA Defendants Switch Their Denial Rationale: A Minnesota District Court Refuses to Dismiss a Disability Claimant’s STD and Fiduciary Claims
In Huynh v. Schwan's Shared Services, LLC, No. 25-3988 (JRT/LIB), 2026 WL 2363632 (D. Minn. Aug. 14, 2026, United States District Judge John R. Tunheim denied a motion to dismiss…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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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