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Plaintiffs John Brotherston and
Joan Glancy are two former employees of Putnam Investments, LLC
who participated in Putnam's defined-contribution 401(k)
retirement plan (the "Plan"). They brought this lawsuit on behalf
of a now-certified class of other participants in the Plan, and on
behalf of the Plan itself pursuant to the civil enforcement
provision of the Employee Reti... More...   $0 (10-22-2018 - MA)

Plaintiff-appellant Susan Hennen worked as a sales specialist for NCR Corporation from 2010 to May 2012, when she sought treatment for a back injury. As an employee, Hennen was covered by long-term disability in-surance under a group policy provided by defendant-appel-lee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”). When physical therapy and surgery failed to resolve her injury,
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Jane Doe's insurer, Harvard
Pilgrim Health Care ("HPHC"), deemed part of the time Doe spent at
a mental health residential treatment facility not medically
necessary under the health care benefits plan established by the
employer of Doe's parent. HPHC therefore denied coverage for that
portion of the treatment. After several unsuccessful
administrative appeals, Doe sued HPH... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - MA)

Before we can attend to any other
issues in an employment discrimination case, we must first
determine who, in fact, employed the plaintiff. This question,
which seems as though it ought to be simple on its face, continues
to confound litigants and courts. This case presents issues
regarding the employer/employee relationship that arise
in the not‐so‐uncommon sc... More...   $0 (09-11-2018 - IL)

Thomas Martone, a former Whole Foods employee, brought an action against certain Whole Foods executives who are named fiduciaries for the company’s 401(k) plan. Martone alleges that these executives breached their fiduciary duties by allowing employees to continue to invest in Whole Foods stock while its value was artificially inflated due to a widespread overpricing scheme. The district court dis... More...   $0 (09-05-2018 - TX)

This case involves a dispute over retiree healthcare benefits. Retired union member Ronald Cup and similarly situated retirees requested—and the District Court ordered—arbitration of the dispute under the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 185. Ampco Pittsburgh Corporation, its subsidiary Akers National Roll Company, and Akers’ health and welfare benefit plan (collectively, the Com... More...   $0 (09-04-2018 - PA)

Plaintiff Jena McClellan brought suit against her former employer to enforce her rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k), and the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d). The district court granted summary judgment for Defendant on the grounds that Plaintiff’s federal claims were barred by the... More...   $0 (08-25-2018 - MI)

This appeal arises from Liberty Life Assurance Company’s denial of Damon
Zaeske’s application for long-term disability benefits under his employer’s welfare
benefit plan. After Zaeske sued under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
(ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), the district court ruled that Liberty Life’s denial
was an abuse of discretion and ordered the company to pay... More...   $0 (08-23-2018 - )

Sometimes it’s easier to seek forgiveness than permission. Jason Springer hoped as much when he arranged air ambulance transportation for his son before his employee benefit plan could verify his membership and authorize the service. But the plan administrator denied Springer’s claim for coverage because he did not obtain the precertification required for nonemergency transportation. The district ... More...   $0 (08-16-2018 - OH)

This is the third appeal regarding
attorney fees to stem from a class action against Southwest
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Airlines after it stopped honoring in‐flight drink vouchers for
customers who bought “Business Select” fares. We thought
the case was over after the first appeal, In re Southwest Airlines
Voucher Litigation (Southwest I), 799 F.3d 701 (7th Cir. 2015), bec... More...   $0 (08-02-2018 - IL)

In this class action lawsuit, two disability rights advocates have sued Steak ’n Shake under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Alleging they have personally experienced difficulty ambulating in their wheelchairs through two sloped parking facilities, these Plaintiffs seek to sue on behalf of all physically disabled individuals who may have experienced similar difficulties at Steak ’n Sh... More...   $0 (08-02-2018 - PA)

Walter “Wally” Gianino owned and
operated a plastering company in St. Louis, Missouri, for over
thirty years. That business—Gianino Plastering—abruptly
closed in 2012. Around the same time, Wally’s son, Curt Gianino,
who had worked at Gianino Plastering for over a decade,
founded his own company, CWG Plastering, LLC. CWG
took on at least some of Gianino Plastering’s custome... More...   $0 (07-31-2018 - IN)

In this case, Cecil and Patricia Daughtrey filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition for the sole purpose of preventing the sale of their property in a public auction to be held pursuant to a state court judgment that foreclosed the mortgage on the property. After the public auction was automatically stayed under 11 U.S.C. § 362(a), the trustee of the bankruptcy estate and the judgment creditor, 72 Pa... More...   $0 (07-31-2018 - FL)

The federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA) requires administrators
of employee benefit plans to comply with the documents
that control the plans. 29 U.S.C. § 1104(a)(1)(D). In the
case of life insurance policies, that means death benefits are
paid to the beneficiary designated in the policy, notwithstanding
equitable arguments or claims that others... More...   $0 (07-11-2018 - IL)

This is a qui tam action alleging violations of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31
U.S.C. §§ 3729–33, involving fraudulent reimbursements under the Medicare Act, 42
U.S.C. §§ 1395–1395ccc. Plaintiff Gerald Polukoff, M.D., is a doctor who worked with
Defendant Sherman Sorensen, M.D. After observing some of Dr. Sorensen’s medical
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practices, Dr. Polukoff brought this FCA action, o... More...   $0 (07-10-2018 - UT)

Randy Pearce, a long-time employee of Chrysler Group LLC, was a participant in the Chrysler Group LLC Pension Plan (“Plan”).
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Under the Plan’s terms, Pearce had earned an early retirement supplement, called “30-and-Out benefits.” He relied on the Summary Plan Document (“SPD”), provided by Chrysler to Plan participants, which ... More...   $0 (06-26-2018 - MI)

This is an interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) of an order of the
district court1 dismissing plaintiff Megan Moore’s (“Moore”) state law claims against
defendant Apple Central, LLC (“Apple Central”), as preempted by the remedial
1The Honorable P.K. Holmes, III, Chief Judge of the United States District
Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
provisions of the Emp... More...   $0 (06-25-2018 - AR)

Plaintiff Daryl Sutula‐Johnson
sued her former employer, alleging that its changes to her
compensation for selling office furniture breached its contract
with her and violated the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection
Act. The district court granted summary judgment for the
employer. We affirm summary judgment for the employer on
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the claims for ... More...   $0 (06-25-2018 - IL)

Three days into retirement and three
days before the start of her pension, Linda Faye Jones died.
The Administrative Committee, which oversees the Children’s
Hospital and Health System, Inc. Pension Plan, denied
the pension to Linda’s daughter and beneficiary, Kishunda
Jones. The Committee reasoned that only spouses are entitled
to benefits under the Plan when a participant... More...   $0 (06-16-2018 - WI)

Esther White, the beneficiary of David White’s life-insurance policy, appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of the insurer and plan administrator, Life Insurance Company of North America (“LINA”), on her claim for benefits. LINA had denied benefits on the ground that David’s death was caused in part by intoxication or drug abuse. Finding that LINA abused its discretion in denying benefits, w... More...   $0 (06-15-2018 - LA)

Danny P., Angela P. and Nicole B. (hereafter collectively
“P”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to
Catholic Health Initiatives (“CHI”) and Catholic Health
Initiatives Medical Plan–Blue Cross Blue Shield (collectively
“the Plan”). The Plan denied P’s claim for the cost of Nicole
B.’s inpatient stay in Island View Residential Treatment
Center (“Island Vie... More...   $0 (06-09-2018 - WA)