While it’s generally accepted that Employee Retirement Income Security Act benefit claimants are not entitled to jury trials, rarely does anyone question the reason why.A recent ruling from a federal court in New York, Cunningham v. Cornell University, 2018 WL 4279466 (S.D. N.Y., Sept. 6, 2018), convincingly explains why jury trials should be permitted for claims under ERISA and should reopen the issue. Although Cunningham involved a claim for breach of fiduciary duty in relation to excessive investment fees imposed …