This week’s notable decision, Stegemann v. Gannett Co., Inc., No. 19-1212, __F.3d__, 2020 WL 4664798 (4th Cir. Aug. 11, 2020), results from the Fourth Circuit’s consideration of “whether and how a participant in a defined contribution plan can allege a…

This week’s notable decision comes from the Eighth Circuit and concerns claims preempted by ERISA. In Pharm. Care Mgmt. Ass’n v. Tufte, No. 18-2926, __F.3d__,2020 WL 4554980 (8th Cir. Aug. 7, 2020), Plaintiff Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (“PCMA”) claimed that…

This week’s notable decision is Allen v. Wells Fargo & Co., No. 18-2781, __ F.3d __, 2020 WL 4279751 (8th Cir. July 27, 2020). The three plaintiffs, employees of Wells Fargo, brought a class action lawsuit against the bank under…

This week’s notable decision is the Second Circuit’s short per curiam opinion in Jander v. Ret. Plans Comm. of IBM, No. 17-3518, __F.3d__, 2020 WL 3412115 (2d Cir. June 22, 2020), a case where Plaintiffs, who are participants in the…