Solis again Uses CIGNA Decision in Brief for Plan Participant
July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a recent Amicus Brief, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis called for a federal court...
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Pension Planning $olutions, Inc. Adds ERISA Attorney
July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent press release, ERISA attorney Allison Grimm has joined Pension Planning $olutions,...
Court Dismisses Claims for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies
June 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has dismissed claims that Halliburton Inc. miscalculated pension benefits, agreeing that the...
Solis Files Brief with US Court of Appeals in McCravy Case
June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis has filed a brief asking for a rehearing and reversal of...
“Impending Collapse” not Necessary to Rebut Presumption of Prudence
June 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an amicus brief filed on behalf of plaintiffs in Taylor v. KeyCorp, Secretary of...
DoL Gets $10.5M for DirecTECH ESOP Plan Participants
June 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained six consent judgments requiring payment of $10,454,545 in...
Solis Again Files Brief in Support of Remedy against MetLife
June 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With a new U.S. Supreme Court decision in her arsenal, Secretary of Labor Hilda L....
Appellate Court Denies Rehearing of Kraft Fee Suit
May 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a petition to rehear a case...
John Hancock Excessive Fee Suit Dismissed
May 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has dismissed a suit alleging...
Retirement Plan Trustee not Responsible for Adviser Fraud
May 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court has ruled that UMB Bank is not responsible for losses to...
Groups Urge Court to Review Kraft Fee Case Ruling
May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and other groups are urging a federal appellate court to...
Benefits Committee Can be Sued for Benefits Misrepresentation
May 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Mars, Inc. retiree can pursue fiduciary breach claims against the Mars Benefit Plans Committee,...
Plan Participants Denied Share of Motorola Securities Suit Settlement
May 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Motorola 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan participants are excluded from the class specified in a securities lawsuit...
Court Says Spouse Trumps Beneficiary Designation of Children
May 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has granted retirement plan benefits of a deceased participant to his spouse,...
Pension Plan Participant Sues over Alternative Investments
April 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recently filed lawsuit claims that Weyerhaeuser Company, its investment managers, and other fiduciaries to...
Fiduciaries Showing no Compliance with 404(c) Breached Duties
April 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. appeals court has found that where Employee Retirement Income Security Act § 404(c)...
Court Decides More Facts Needed in Stock Drop Suit
April 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has ruled that the presumption of...
ERISA Class Exemption Change for INHAMs Released
March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have released a final amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 96-23 that broadens the...
Northrop Grumman Plaintiffs Win Class Certification
March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in California has certified as a class plaintiffs suing Northrop Grumman Corporation...
DoL Announces ERISA Responsibilities Workshop
March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering an “Understanding Your Responsibilities...