Michelle Roberts

In Martin v. Google LLC, No. 3:25-CV-587 (SVN), 2026 WL 657265 (D. Conn. Mar. 9, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut dismissed a former Google sales representative’s ERISA § 510 interference claim and several related state-law c... See more

In Fitzwater v. Consol Energy, Incorporated, No. 24-2088, 2026 WL 595435 (4th Cir. Mar. 3, 2026), the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court’s rulings largely in favor of CONSOL Energy after the company terminated retiree welfare benefits, holding that ... See more

In Hammell v. Pilot Products, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, No. 24-3283-CV, 2026 WL 586699 (2d Cir. Mar. 3, 2026), the Second Circuit affirmed a district court judgment finding that a plan fiduciary breached her ERISA duty of care by failing to provi... See more

In Cogdell v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 24-1940, —F.4th—-, 2026 WL 588427 (4th Cir. Mar. 3, 2026), a published decision, the Fourth Circuit held that a plan administrator’s failure to timely decide a disability appeal under ERISA results in for... See more

In Guy v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., No. 2:24-CV-00293-JCG, 2026 WL 539534 (D. Ariz. Feb. 20, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona reversed Reliance’s denial of long-term disability (LTD) benefits to an ICU nurse suffering... See more