On ERISA preemption grounds, a federal court has ruled against state law claims asserted by the beneficiary of a former school teacher who sought benefits from a group life insurance policy. Woods v.

Benefits attorneys can expect fewer stipulations over class certification and less litigation filed within the Fourth Circuit ...

ERISA makes clear that it governs “any plan, fund, or program … established … by an employer … for the purpose of providing [health benefits] for its participants.” 29 U.S.C. § 1002(1). Although most ...

Courtney C.T. Horrigan, Elizabeth L. Taylor and Kalid Knox L-R: Courtney C.T. Horrigan, Elizabeth L. Taylor, and Kalid Knox of Reed Smith. Courtesy photos While best practices suggest that insurance ...

Thanks to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), millions of American workers and their families have enjoyed high-quality, employer-provided retirement and health benefits for ...

The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) passed a resolution in support of amending the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to enable state policymakers to enact more ...

On October 16th, the Public Policy Program hosted Dr. Miranda Yaver for a lecture titled Justice Denied: The Legal Architecture of Health Insurance Inequity. Dr. Yaver is an Assistant Professor of ...

* The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) limits the ability of states to regulate many employer-sponsored health insurance plans for the purpose of avoiding duplicative or ...

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the allegations of a late MasterCard worker's spouse, who claimed the company breached its fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security ...

Of all health insurance regulations, ERISA plan documentation rules can be the trickiest to navigate and the most catastrophically costly for those who take a wrong turn — even one that’s ...

This article discusses the standard for obtaining ERISA attorney fees in general and the availability of attorney fees for post-remand administrative and court work on behalf of the ...

New Name, Same Commitment to Personalized Legal Support in Disability, Life, and Health Insurance Claims BATON ROUGE, LA / ACCESS Newswire / March 27, 2026 / The law firm previously known as ERISA ...