ERISA Settlement Enforced, Fees Awarded—Even After the Client Tried to Back Out
ERISA Settlement Enforced, Fees Awarded—Even After the Client Tried to Back Out
When life insurance proceeds are on the line, it’s tempting to rethink a settlement after feeling burned—but courts don’t cater to second thoughts. In Bennett v. The Prudential Insurance Co.…
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Liability for Breach of Top Hat Plan Terms Where Lump-Sum Payouts Reduced Promised Lifetime Annuities
In Hoak v. Ledford, No. 24-12148, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 2450919 (11th Cir. Aug. 26, 2025) (Before: Jordan and Newsom, Circuit Judges, and Honeywell, District Judge), the Eleventh Circuit addressed whether…
Federal Court Finds ERISA Preemption Bars Retiree’s State-Law Claims Over Lost Benefits
In Quinn v. Southern California Edison Company, at al., No. 2:25-CV-02624-ODW (KSX), 2025 WL 2432658 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 22, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California…
District Court Upholds Hartford’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Despite Social Security Award
In Engweiler v. Howmet Aerospace Inc., No. 1:24-CV-975, 2025 WL 2318464 (W.D. Mich. Aug. 12, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan upheld Hartford Life and…
Eleventh Circuit Rejects Former NFL Player’s ERISA Claim for Untimeliness and Lack of Plausible Allegations
In Ahanotu v. The Retirement Board of Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan, No. 24-11442, 2025 WL 2427591, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of former NFL player Chidi…
Indiana District Court Rejects Equitable Tolling of ERISA Life Insurance Conversion Deadlines for Incapacity
When a loved one becomes incapacitated, the last thing on anyone’s mind is navigating the fine print of employee benefit plans. Yet, as a recent decision from the Northern District…
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