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Third Circuit: ERISA Demands a Prudent Process, Not Perfect Investment Performance

Third Circuit: ERISA Demands a Prudent Process, Not Perfect Investment Performance

In In re Quest Diagnostics ERISA Litigation, --- F.4th ----, No. 24-2866, 2026 WL 1783204 (3d Cir. June 22, 2026), the Third Circuit affirmed the District Court’s grant of summary…

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Slayer Convicted of Murdering ERISA Plan Participant Is Not Entitled to His Benefits

In Munger v. Cloud, No. 23-3107, 2026 WL 1734889 (9th Cir. June 16, 2026), an unpublished memorandum disposition, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment holding…

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Seventh Circuit Affirms Central States’ Authority to Expel a Single Bargaining Unit and Holds Withdrawal-Date Counterclaim Must Be Arbitrated

In Penske Truck Leasing, L.P. v. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, No. 25-1738, No. 25-1872, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 1502200 (7th Cir. May 29, 2026), the…

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Eleventh Circuit Holds ERISA’s “Actuarial Equivalent” Requirement Mandates Reasonable Actuarial Assumptions, Joining Sixth Circuit

In Drummond v. Southern Company Services, Inc., No. 24-12773, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 1465861 (11th Cir. May 26, 2026), a putative class action brought by two vested participants in…

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Eighth Circuit Holds Cumulative Headcount Method Governs “Substantially All” Inquiry Under MPPAA’s Building and Construction Industry Exemption, Affirming GE’s Exemption from Withdrawal Liability

In General Electric Co. v. Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, No. 25-1442, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 1466654 (8th Cir. May 26, 2026), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the…

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Supreme Court Holds ERISA Permits Multiemployer Pension Plans to Use Actuarial Assumptions Adopted After the Measurement Date in Calculating Withdrawal Liability

In M & K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund, No. 23-1209, ___ S.Ct. ___, 2026 WL 1423319 (U.S. May 21, 2026), a unanimous decision…

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