Perspectives on ERISA
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In a long-awaited opinion, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals struck a blow to UnitedHealth Group. Inc.’s (“United”) sweeping overpayment recovery scheme.
The Defendants moved to dismiss Dr. Griffin’s suit.
As class action practitioners know, class certification can be difficult to achieve, particularly in the years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes.
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.
In a recent decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a surgical center lacked standing to bring ERISA claims against a health plan because the plan had a valid anti-assignment provision.
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized 30 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as leaders in their field.
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 world of health care reimbursement can involve many different players on the payer side. Group health plans and health insurers are well-known players, but networks, administrators, repricers, consultants, and others may enter the scene as well.
Twenty-two Arent Fox LLP practices have been recognized in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings that are published annually by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
The issue of where a medical provider with an assignment of benefits may sue an ERISA-governed healthcare plan for unreimbursed medical care is important.
Forty-two Arent Fox LLP attorneys have been rated as leaders in their profession by The Best Lawyers in America 2018.
Medical providers seeking to pursue state law claims for payment from health care payers scored a win in the Second Circuit last month in a holding that affirms providers’ ability to hold health care insurers and other payers to their payment representations and promises.
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.
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized 32 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as leaders in their field.
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.
A recent decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in DB Healthcare, LLC v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc., No. 14-16518, 2017 WL 1075050 (9th Cir. Mar. 22, 2017) reaffirms that health care providers are not health plan “beneficiaries” with the ability to sue under ERISA.
Twenty Arent Fox LLP practices have been recognized in the 2016 “Best Law Firms” rankings that are published annually by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
Forty-two Arent Fox LLP attorneys have been rated as leaders in their profession by The Best Lawyers in America 2017.
The 2016 edition of Legal 500 US has rated 46 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.
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.