Move to Compel ERISA Claim Arbitration Rejected by 6th Circuit
The appellate court has sided with a lower court’s determination that individual arbitration agreements signed by plaintiffs should not prevent...
Tag: ERISA
Plaintiffs Retry UPS Annuity Conversion Lawsuit
The refiled lawsuit argues that the defendants are failing to provide alternative forms of pension benefits that are ‘actuarially equivalent’...
What Will New Audit Standards Mean for ERISA Plan Sponsors?
Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Xerox’s Motion to Dismiss ERISA Lawsuit Is Denied
The court order states that plaintiffs plausibly stated a claim for breach of fiduciary duty.
Appellate Panel Sends Trader Joe’s ERISA Case Back to District Court
The court found that the plaintiffs plausibly alleged that 401(k) plan fiduciaries failed to control fees by offering retail share...
USI Wins Dismissal of ERISA Lawsuit
The complaint was dismissed in its entirety for failure to state a claim.
$7.5M Settlement Struck in Washington University ERISA Suit
The settlement agreement also spells out a variety of non-monetary requirements, including a new fiduciary training regimen for members of...
Excessive Fee Retirement Plan Lawsuit Will Continue
A court has denied plan sponsor VCA’s motion to dismiss breach of fiduciary duty allegations.
Appeals Court Says Salesforce Lawsuit Can Continue
A federal appeals court judge has reversed and remanded lower court rulings for further proceedings
Wells Fargo Agrees to Settle Proprietary Funds Lawsuit
The settlement agreement includes a “significant monetary recovery,” the plaintiffs note in a memo in support of a motion for...
Court Dismisses One Lawsuit Against ADP Multiple Employer Plan
A court found a participating employer was not a fiduciary with respect to alleged actions in the lawsuit, and therefore...
Amended Complaint Clears Dismissal in PNC ERISA Lawsuit
A new order in a long-running ERISA lawsuit tosses out certain claims related to alleged breaches of the ERISA fiduciary...
Most of Pentegra MEP Lawsuit Clears Dismissal
A federal court found most of the plaintiffs’ ERISA fiduciary breach claims are sufficiently pled to advance beyond the motion...
DOL Lawsuit Over Investment in DST Systems’ 401(k) Will Proceed
A federal court found the claims were not time-barred, the investment manager was responsible for its own fiduciary duties and...
Principal Wins Dismissal of ERISA Lawsuit
The complaint alleged a target-date fund suite managed by Principal performed poorly for an excessive period of time, without being...
ERISA Suit Filed Against Dartmouth-Hitchcock Network
The plaintiffs accuse the defense of failing to work to reduce retirement plan expenses or to adequately scrutinize each investment...
Health Care Provider Faces Excessive Fee Lawsuit
Participants claim that the plan charged excessive fees for investments and recordkeeping services.
Plaintiffs Must Replead Case in Kimberly-Clark ERISA Suit
A federal court order rejects the defendants’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which argues plan fiduciaries permitted the payment of...
ERISA Suit Against Nationwide Moves Ahead
The consolidated lawsuit alleges Nationwide 401(k) plan fiduciaries failed to negotiate guaranteed investment fund terms that were as good as...
Plan Sponsor Sued Over ‘Untested’ TDFs
The lawsuit alleges Molina Healthcare offered target-date funds in its 401(k) plan that employed a management style that had never...