Ninth Circuit Affirms Knowing and Voluntary Waiver of 401(k) Claims but Reverses Summary Judgment on Pension Plan Claims After Finding Triable Issue as to Whether Eligibility Amendment Was Backdated
Ninth Circuit Affirms Knowing and Voluntary Waiver of 401(k) Claims but Reverses Summary Judgment on Pension Plan Claims After Finding Triable Issue as to Whether Eligibility Amendment Was Backdated
In Raya v. Barka, No. 25-2394, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 2168772 (9th Cir. July 28, 2026), Plaintiff sued his former employer, Calbiotech, Inc., several individual defendants, and Calbiotech’s 401(k)…
Seventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Survivor Benefits Where Power of Attorney Lacked Express Authority to Waive Spousal Annuity Rights Under ERISA
In Havlik v. University of Chicago, No. 25-2821, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 2084784 (7th Cir. July 20, 2026), a suit for ERISA benefits, the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment…
Eighth Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Undisclosed Damages Auditor and Summary Judgment for Employer in ERISA Delinquent-Contribution Suit
In Board of Trustees of the Iron Workers St. Louis District Council Pension Fund Trust v. Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co., No. 25-1497, 2026 WL 2016237 (8th Cir. July 13,…
D.C. Circuit Trims $13 Million Multiemployer Judgment, Rejecting Retroactive Interest Hike and Individual Owner Liability on Withdrawal Liability
Trs. of the IAM Nat’l Pension Fund v. M&K Emp. Sols., LLC, No. 23-7146, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 1958520 (D.C. Cir. July 7, 2026) This consolidated appeal arose from…
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…
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In Munger v. Cloud, No. 23-3107, 2026 WL 1734889 (9th Cir. June 16, 2026), an unpublished memorandum disposition, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment holding…
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