"Having settled many of its attacks on pension plans sponsored by several large church-affiliated healthcare organizations, the plaintiff's bar appears to be shifting focus ... One of the same firms that previously challenged the application of ERISA's 'church plan' exclusion several years ago represents the plaintiffs ... Notably, the 'church plan' cases have thus far been limited to pension plans. [This] case opens up a new front in the larger war being waged by the plaintiffs' law firm by challenging the status of Atrium's health plan as well."  MORE >>