ERISA Survey of Federal Circuits (2026 Edition)

Circuits can vary significantly in their approachto substantive and procedural ERISA issues.

ERISA Survey of FederalCircuits lets you become quickly acquainted with ERISA law of aparticular circuit.

Leading ERISA cases by circuit are covered, along withdiscovery trends, standard of review, and more. In this comprehensive book designed as a resourcefor litigators and clients with matters governed by the Employee RetirementIncome Security Act (ERISA), the authors have set forth, by federal circuit, adescription of major issues in ERISA litigation and case authority governingthose issues in each circuit.

Each chapter contains a detailed review of thefollowing topics:How the circuit determines if an ERISA plangoverns the disputeERISA preemption of state lawExhaustion of administrative remediesStandard of review of an administrator'sdecisionRules of plan interpretationDiscovery in ERISA casesThe scope of admissible evidence in ERISAcasesProcedural aspects of ERISA mattersAvailable remedies, andFiduciary liability claims. The 2026 Edition of ERISA Survey ofFederal Circuits is also revised to include an updated discussion ofthe most recent and leading ERISA cases by circuit pertaining to the fiduciaryexception to the attorney-client privilege, procedures for adjudicating ERISAclaims, standards for recovery of attorneys’ fees, statutes of limitation,ERISA regulations and litigation over subrogation and reimbursementrights.

The book provides an easy desktop resource forfrequent ERISA litigators, those practitioners who simply need a recitation ofcurrent case authority on a particular point or in-house counsel who need toknow how a court in a particular circuit will determine a thorny ERISAlitigation issue.