The Friday Five: Five ERISA Litigation Highlights – June 2026 | Saul Ewing LLP
This month’s Friday Five explores the linear relationship between the information that must be exchanged between a claimant and a…
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Pro-Policyholder Trend Continues in TVPRA Coverage Litigation | K&L Gates LLP
In a pro-policyholder trend, multiple federal courts have recently resolved several important insurance coverage issues arising from underlying lawsuits alleging…
ERISA Fiduciary Duties and Voluntary Benefits: New Litigation Trends | Quarles & Brady LLP
Introduction ERISA’s fiduciary duties are not limited to retirement plans. Fiduciaries of employee welfare benefit plans—including employer-sponsored health and welfare…
Rising Scrutiny of Employer Health Plan Administration: ERISA Fiduciary Litigation, Federal Transparency Initiatives, State Enforcement, and Compliance Considerations | Jones Day
As federal and state governments continue to prioritize drug pricing reform, employers across the nation face a rapidly evolving landscape…
Health Plans Are the Next Fiduciary Litigation Target | Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP
For years, employers have treated fiduciary governance as a retirement‑plan issue. Formal committees, documented processes, and ongoing oversight became standard…
Maximizing Insurance Coverage for Emerging ‘Tobacco Surcharge’ ERISA Litigation | McGuireWoods LLP
Employers nationwide are experiencing a new wave of ERISA litigation targeting so-called “tobacco surcharges” on employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health…
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for D&O Insurance: An Analysis of the Blue Bell Creameries Litigation | Ropers Majeski
In 2015, Texas-based ice cream darling Blue Bell Creameries was forced to implement a nationwide recall of its products after…
The Friday Five: Five ERISA Litigation Highlights – May 2026 | Saul Ewing LLP
This month’s Friday Five explores decisions (1) upholding a choice of law provision in a long-term disability policy, (2) granting…
Specialty market seeing structural change from litigation, emerging risks: Ironshore president
Litigation now a structural pressure, not a cyclical one Another key issue is social inflation and legal system abuse, which…
The brokerage industry’s litigation epidemic: When poaching becomes a business model
Since launching in August 2025, Howden has hired an estimated 500+ staff from rivals, triggering lawsuits from Marsh, Aon, WTW,…