Securities Filings References in SPDs can Support Fiduciary Breach Suits
August 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While corporate financial disclosures may only be required under federal securities law, a plan sponsor...
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Court Finds no Abuse of Discretion in Accidental Death Benefits Denial
August 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has determined that AIG Life...
NY Lawyer's Benefit Battle Brought Back to Life
August 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal appellate court has reinstated claims by a partner at an Oyster Bay, New...
COLAs Must be Included in Lump-Sum Benefits for DB Participants
August 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) provided to...
UTC Fee Case Judge Delivers Mixed Ruling
August 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Connecticut has handed 401(k) participants involved in a plan fee suit...
DoL Sues Orlando Firm over $2.5M in Inappropriate Plan Loans
August 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has filed suit against an Orlando company and the...
Widow Gets OK to Pursue Wrongful Benefits Denial Claim
August 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Delaware has cleared the way for a woman whose husband was...
Judge Formally Blocks MA Benefits Discrimination Probe
August 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Boston federal judge has issued an injunction blocking an investigation by the Massachusetts Commission...
Court: Participant Can Still Sue Despite PBGC as DB Plan Trustee
August 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that a defined benefit plan participant can still pursue...
Court: Participant Can Still Sue Despite PBGC as DB Plan Trustee
August 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that a defined benefit plan participant can still pursue...
Cashed-Out Participant Has Standing in Employer Stock Case
August 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...
Health Plan Cannot Recover Funds to be Placed in Special Needs Trust
July 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has determined that a health...
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San Francisco Claims Solution to ERISA Preemption of Health Care Law
July 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyers for the San Francisco City Attorney's Office claim they have found a way to...
Employer Did Not Purposefully Interfere with Truck Driver's Health Benefits
July 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana ruled that a truck driver...
Abuse of Discretion Proper Standard for Benefit Provider also Administrator
July 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a summary judgment in favor of...
LTD Plan Hit with $9,800 Penalty for Late Plan Documents Copy Response
July 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Indiana has hit a health care company with a $9,800-penalty under...
Buffalo Color Corp Trustees to Pay $300,000 to PBGC
July 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The trustees of Buffalo Color Corp's two employee pension plans must pay $300,000 to the...
Court Sides with Participants on ERISA Retaliation Claim
July 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska has ruled in favor of Brentwood...
Court Sides with Participants on ERISA Retaliation Claim
July 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska has ruled in favor of Brentwood...
Plan Effort to Recoup Mistaken Distribution Funds Gets Court OK
July 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has turned aside efforts by a former plan participant to...