Perspectives on ERISA Litigation
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ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 93 attorneys and 21 practices have been ranked by The Legal 500 United States 2023 guide, a nationwide analysis of law firms that provide cutting-edge and innovative advice.
On December 5, 2022, the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina held that the North Carolina State Health Plan (NCSHP) constitutes a “Health Program or Activity” under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In so doing, the court finalized its decision granting summary judgment.
Earlier this month, the US District Court for the Western District of Washington certified a class of individuals who were denied gender-affirming care by a third-party administrator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL).
ArentFox Schiff has been recognized with 53 top rankings in the 2023 edition of US News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”
The 2022 edition of Legal 500 US has rated 77 ArentFox Schiff attorneys as national leaders in their field. In addition, 19 of the firm’s practice areas were ranked among the best in the country.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed the Northern District of California’s landmark decision against UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s behavioral health unit, United Behavioral Health (“UBH”), under which UBH had been ordered to reprocess tens of thousands of behavioral health claims.
In December, the Supreme Court requested that U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar file a brief in John Doe 1 v. Express Scripts Inc., weighing in on whether the Court should hear a case about prescription drug costs.
Twenty-five Arent Fox LLP practices have been recognized in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” rankings that are published annually by US News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
The 2021 edition of Legal 500 US has rated 49 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as national leaders in their field. In addition, 16 of the firm’s practice areas were ranked among the best in the country.
Fifty-three Arent Fox LLP attorneys have been rated as leaders in their profession by The Best Lawyers in America 2021.
The 2020 edition of Legal 500 US has rated 43 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as national leaders in their field. In addition, 14 of the firm’s practice areas were ranked among the best in the country.
WASHINGTON — Twenty-four Arent Fox LLP practices have been recognized in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” rankings that are published annually by US News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
The Third Circuit recently affirmed the enforceability of “anti-assignment” provisions in ERISA health plan documents.
The Fifth Circuit recently held that plaintiffs seeking benefits, under plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and non-ERISA plans, need not identify and include specific plan provisions in their complaints to survive motions to dismiss.
The 2018 edition of Legal 500 US has rated 50 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as national leaders in their field. In addition, 18 of the firm’s practice areas were ranked among the best in the country, including new recognition for the firm's Trademark Litigation and White Collar groups.
Health plans and administrators subject to the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act have been warned: failure to comply with ERISA’s procedural requirements may strip them of the deference their benefit determinations enjoy.
In a recent 8-6 en banc decision, Ariana M. v. Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc., No. 16-20174, 2018 WL 1096980 (5th Cir. Mar. 1, 2018), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned its precedent, to step in line with the majority of other circuits.
The Supreme Court issued a stunning ERISA decision on Monday, overturning the law in the three federal circuits as to what constitutes a “church plan” that is exempt from ERISA’s requirements.
The Supreme Court issued a stunning ERISA decision on Monday, overturning the law in the three federal circuits as to what constitutes a “church plan” that is exempt from ERISA’s requirements.
As a case that has lasted fifteen years reaches its likely conclusion, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has clarified the “loss causation” standard applicable to claims of ERISA fiduciary breach involving non-employer stock.
Seventeen Arent Fox LLP practice areas have been recognized in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings that are published annually by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
On June 25, 2014, in a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court struck down the “presumption of prudence” afforded ERISA fiduciaries with respect to employer stock investments in employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and defined contribution plans.
Arent Fox Complex Litigation associate Alison Lima Andersen spoke with Medical Practice Compliance after physicians won a big victory in their fight against private payers’ demands to return overpayments and unilateral offsets of the funds from a physician’s subsequent claims.
Arent Fox ERISA partner William R. Charyk was quoted in multiple publications — including Human Resource Executive, BenefitsLink Retirement Plans, and Plan Sponsor — on the issue of mandating lifetime income illustrations.
On June 26, 2013, the US Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor struck down Section 3 of the federal law known as the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).