Cloud v. NFL Player Retirement Plan

  1. November 20, 2023

    NFL Plan Says No Mistake Made In 5th Circ. Benefits Decision

    The NFL's retirement benefit plan opposed a full Fifth Circuit review of a suit lodged by former running back Michael Cloud, arguing his petition does not identify any error in the panel's initial unanimous decision, making it impossible to meet the court's high standard for en banc hearing.

  2. October 23, 2023

    Ex-NFL Pro Wants 5th Circ. Rehearing After Benefits Reversal

    Former NFL running back Michael Cloud has requested a full Fifth Circuit review of his suit against the league's retirement benefit plan, after a circuit panel reversed a lower court decision awarding him benefits the league had denied him.

  3. October 10, 2023

    'Disturbing' NFL Benefits Plan Still Claims Win At 5th Circ.

    The NFL's retirement plan was not wrong in denying the top level of benefits to former running back Michael Cloud because he had not informed a Texas district court of his "changed circumstances" entitling him to a higher benefit, a Fifth Circuit panel has ruled in a decision that still scolded the league plan for its "devastating" and "disturbing" handling of ex-players' applications.

  4. September 01, 2023

    September Brings 5 Appellate Benefits Arguments To Watch

    In September, federal appeals courts have set oral arguments on several important employee benefits disputes from workers claiming violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and a D.C. Circuit panel will be asked to determine whether Rite Aid violated labor law when changing union retirees' health benefits.

  5. March 10, 2023

    NFL Plan Urges 5th Circ. To Reverse Ex-Player's Benefits Win

    The National Football League's player retirement plan has said a district court was wrong to find it owed a former running back the highest level of disability payments, telling the Fifth Circuit that the player's appeal for benefits was two days late and the court should have deferred to plan officials' decision as well.

  6. February 03, 2023

    Ex-NFL Player Says 5th Circ. Shouldn't Touch Benefits Win

    A former National Football League player urged the Fifth Circuit to keep in place a ruling finding the NFL's player retirement plan wrongly shorted him on benefits, saying the extent of his disabilities warranted higher payments. 

  7. November 14, 2022

    NFL Plan Asks 5th Circ. To Reverse Ex-Player's Benefits Win

    The National Football League's player retirement plan urged the Fifth Circuit to overturn a former running back's win on his claims that the plan flouted federal benefits law when it shorted him on benefits payments, saying the decision sets unrealistic requirements for plans.