Split 6th Circuit Panel Upholds Dismissal Of ERISA Equitable Lien Suit

Mealey's (September 1, 2022, 4:17 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — In a 2-1 Aug. 30 decision upholding dismissal of an Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit that sought imposition of an equitable lien over third-party settlement funds, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the appellant “has forfeited any challenge to the district court’s conclusion that federal courts lack jurisdiction to hear its claims.”...