Countrywide Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval
August 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Los Angeles has preliminarily approved a $55-million settlement between Bank of...
Tag: ERISA
Motorola Benefits Ruling Clarifies Conflicted Administrator Law
August 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal court judges continued refining their approach to handling benefits award cases involving a conflict...
Court Keeps 404(c) Shield in Place for Trustee
August 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A retirement plan trustee was entitled to invoke safe-harbor protection against fiduciary breach allegations leveled...
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Wal-Mart Settles ERISA Case for $5M
August 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The law firms of Berger & Montague, P.C., Keller Rohrback, LLP and Ann Miller, LLC...
9th Circuit Affirms Reimbursement of Benefits for Fraudulent Bene
August 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's decision that that...
Abuse of Discretion Named Top Hat Dispute Standard
July 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that a benefits decision by an administrator of a...
Elimination of Pensioner Death Benefit Did not Violate ERISA
July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court's ruling that Qwest...
Woman Sentenced to Prison for 401(k) Theft
July 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A woman who was accused of fraudulently arranging for an $18,000 401(k) plan distribution from...
Court Finds no Violation of ERISA in Notice of Fund Merger
July 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has found that Wachovia Bank...
Anheuser-Busch Sued Over QDIA Selection
July 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Anheuser-Busch has been hit with a federal court lawsuit alleging the beermaker and a trustee...
High Court Accepts Xerox ERISA Case for Review
July 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Supreme Court justices have agreed to consider an appeal of an Employee Retirement Income...
Fired Exec Not Entitled to Severance, Stock Plan Benefits
June 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has upheld a lower court decision supporting a Tulsa, Oklahoma, convenience...
Participants in Company Stock Suit Fail to Get Class Certification
June 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has ruled that participants in...
Judge Throws Out Unpaid Contrib Provision in Plan Document
June 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the sponsor of a master plan to strike...
DoL Announced $9.6M Settlement in Aloha Airlines Pension Dispute
June 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) and two Hawaiian banks have worked out a $9.6-million...
Pfizer Dealt Setback in Severance Benefit Court Battle
June 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New Jersey ruled against Pfizer in a dispute over severance benefits...
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Reish Firm Sports New Name, Structure
June 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Los Angeles law firm well known in the retirement services space for its expertise...
Milberg Announces Puerto Rican Bank ERISA Probe
May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Milberg class action law firm has announced an investigation into actions by Popular Inc....
Radio Shack Fiduciary Breach Case Plaintiffs Seek Class Action Nod
May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyers representing plaintiffs alleging a fiduciary breach in the operation of the RadioShack 401(k) have...
Indiana Employer Wins Mixed Ruling in Benefits Case
May 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Indiana manufacturer has received a mixed ruling from a federal judge in a lawsuit...