Case Updates
Over a dissent by Judge Nalbandian, Sixth Circuit holds that ERISA prohibits employers from using unreasonable actuarial assumptions when calculating qualified joint and survivor annuities
March 16, 2026
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Sixth Circuit to reject plaintiffs’ attempt to rewrite ERISA to require plan administrators to use “reasonably current” actuarial assumptions instead of the actuarial assumptions specified in plan documents
February 26, 2025
Joshua D. Yount, Nancy J. Ross, and Michael S. Scodro of Mayer Brown LLP served as outside counsel.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Watts v. FedEx Corp. (Sixth Circuit)
- Opinion and Judgment -- Watts v. FedEx Corp. (Sixth Circuit)