District Court Holds Montana’s Slayer Statute is Not Preempted by ERISA
District Court Holds Montana’s Slayer Statute is Not Preempted by ERISA
In Hartford Life Insurance Company v. LeCou, et al., No. CV 19-17-BLG-SPW, 2021 WL 1312516 (D. Mont. Apr. 8, 2021), the US District Court for the District of Montana considered…
Tenth Circuit Denied Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc on ERISA Standard of Review Where Administrator Failed to Give Notice of Discretionary Authority
In Lyn M. v. Premera Blue Cross, 966 F.3d 1061, 1065 (10th Cir. 2020), a case involving the denial of ERISA-governed medical benefits, the three-judge panel including Judges Lucero, Bacharach,…
Ninth Circuit Denies Writ of Mandamus Challenging Court’s Order to Transfer Case Pursuant to ERISA Plan’s Forum Selection Clause
In re Becker, No. 20-72805, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 1219745 (9th Cir. Apr. 1, 2021) (Before Siler, Rawlinson, and Bumatay). The Ninth Circuit denied Becker’s petition for a writ of mandamus…
Fifth Circuit Holds Project Completion Incentive Plan Is Not an ERISA Plan Due to Lack of Ongoing Administrative Scheme
In Atkins v. CB&I, L.L.C., No. 20-30004, __F.3d__, 2021 WL 1085807 (5th Cir. Mar. 22, 2021), a dispute involving a bonus payment to employees who worked until the completion of…
Failure to Challenge all Bases for a District Court’s Decision in the Court of Appeals Results in Affirmation
A recent decision out of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals is a good reminder of the importance of filing a comprehensive appeal if you are challening a district court's…
Second Circuit Compels Arbitration of ERISA Claims—Arbitration Agreement Is Enforceable with Scope of Claims Provision Severed
In American Family Life Assurance Company of New York v. Baker, et al., No. 20-1435, __F.App’x__, 2021 WL 772281 (2d Cir. Mar. 1, 2021), the Second Circuit considered the enforceability…
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