November 06, 2026
The full Eleventh Circuit's repeal of its administrative exhaustion standard under federal benefits law was the biggest ruling issued in Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation during October, but district courts issued some noteworthy decisions, as well. Here are four developments from last month that ERISA attorneys should have on their radar.
October 16, 2026
An Eleventh Circuit decision overruling decades-old precedent that took a strict view of when federal benefits law claims could be brought in court continues a trend of courts excising judicially imposed rules not contained in statutory text, attorneys say.
October 13, 2026
The full Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday overturned decades-old precedent that took a strict view of when federal benefits law claims could be brought in court, reviving a proposed class action alleging mismanagement of a seafood company's employee stock ownership plan.
June 26, 2026
A U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Intel Corp.'s 401(k) investment lineup tops the list of cases benefits attorneys will be watching this summer and fall, though appeals involving health plan tobacco fees, plan forfeiture spending and a potential Eleventh Circuit precedent shift are also top of mind. Here, Law360 looks at five ERISA cases that attorneys should have on their radar as 2026 rolls on.
June 02, 2026
Several Eleventh Circuit judges voiced support during en banc arguments Tuesday for overturning precedent backing the appellate court's exhaustion requirement for federal benefits claims, signaling the potential reinstatement of a proposed class action alleging mismanagement of a seafood company's employee stock ownership plan.
May 27, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit Wednesday granted the U.S. Department of Labor permission to argue as amicus in support of a seafood company in a worker-side appeal seeking to revive allegations of mismanagement of an employee stock ownership plan, which the full appellate court has agreed to consider in September.
April 09, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor urged the full Eleventh Circuit to overturn precedent making it the only appellate court requiring workers to exhaust administrative remedies before bringing any statutory claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. arguing that the standard is unfair and in conflict with ERISA.
March 19, 2026
Former workers for a seafood company urged the full Eleventh Circuit to overturn precedent that led a three-judge panel to uphold dismissal of their suit alleging mismanagement of an employee stock ownership plan, arguing the court's strictest-in-the-nation standard on exhausting administrative remedies didn't align with federal benefits law.
January 27, 2026
The full Eleventh Circuit will rehear a proposed class of seafood company workers' bid to revive mismanagement allegations against their employer and an employee stock ownership plan trustee, the court said Tuesday, after a three-judge panel affirmed dismissal of the case in October.
December 12, 2025
The Eleventh Circuit signaled it may be willing to change its precedent to make it easier for federal benefits lawsuits to get to the courthouse door, while the Second Circuit shut down a challenge to a union pension plan's private equity investment emphasis. Here's a look back at these and two other significant Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation developments from the latter half of 2025 that benefits attorneys should have on their radar.