High court issues half-victory for ERISA plan administrators — reinforcing the importance of clear, unambiguous plan terms *

USA - April 18 2013
On April 16, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its decision in US Airways v. McCutchen—a decision that can best be described as a half-victory for…

Co-authors: H. Douglas Hinson, Emily Seymour Costin.

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Supreme Court says “bah humbug” to cert petition from State Street Bank *

USA - December 20 2012
On December 3, 2012, the Supreme Court denied State Street's petition for a writ of certiorari with regard to the Sixth Circuit's decision in Pfeil v…

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Judge refuses to back chiropractors’ putative class action complaint against Horizon Healthcare *

USA - November 27 2012
On November 9, 2012, Judge William Martini of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a putative class action lawsuit brought by several chiropractors, who accused Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. (“Horizon”) of systematically and improperly rejecting insurance claims for chiropractic treatments.

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Supreme Court denies cert in Citigroup - is the fate of the Moench presumption certain? *

USA - October 23 2012
On October 15, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions from plan participants who pursued two putative “stock drop” class actions against their respective employers.

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In control: Sixth Circuit hones in on the key to fiduciary status under ERISA *

USA - September 5 2012
In an opinion covering two cases, the Sixth Circuit recently held that ERISA confers fiduciary status to any entity that controls plan assets.

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