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Ninth Circuit Finds Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Does Not Bar ERISA and State Law Claims Related to QDRO and DRO Payout

Ninth Circuit Finds Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Does Not Bar ERISA and State Law Claims Related to QDRO and DRO Payout

Lundstrom v. Young, No. 20-55002, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 1561661 (9th Cir. Apr. 21, 2021) (Before: M. Smith and Ikuta, Circuit Judges, and Steele, District Judge). Plaintiff-Appellant Brian Lundstrom, ex-husband of…

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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…

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D.C. Circuit: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Has Discretion to Deny Pre-NOIT Lumpsum Distributions

Fisher v. Pension Benefit Guar. Corp., No. 20-7063, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 1538234 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 20, 2021) (Before Rogers and Katsas, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge). Appellant Joseph…

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Fifth Circuit Upholds National Football League’s Denial of Line of Duty Benefits for Former Buffalo Bills Player

In Youboty v. NFL Player Disability & Neurocognitive Benefit Plan, No. 20-40613, 2021 WL 1533662 (5th Cir. Apr. 16, 2021), Plaintiff-Appellant Ashton Youboty played six seasons in the National Football…

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Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Benefits under ERISA Plan’s Limitation for Preexisting Conditions

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided Harrison v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 20-3337, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 1530040 (6th Cir. Apr. 19, 2021), a case brought…

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Suit Against Fiduciaries of Edison International Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Yesterday, in Wilson v. Craver, No. 18-56139, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 1523253 (9th Cir. Apr. 19, 2021), the Ninth Circuit issued another decision in a matter involving the duty of prudence…

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