Judge Upholds Coffee Cup Accident Benefits Denial
July 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A woman who severed tendons in her foot and caused nerve damage after dropping a...
Tag: ERISA
DoL Loses Effort to Recoup Plan's 'Lost Opportunity Costs'
July 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Michigan has blocked regulators' efforts to force the former trustee of...
Bank One Division Sale Not Intended to Undermine Severance Benefits
July 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employer did not wrongfully deny...
Lawyer Loses ERISA Claim against Firm
July 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former partner of the Holland & Knight law firm who sued over allegations he...
Court Blocks MA Benefits Discrimination Inquiry
June 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked a state agency from looking into whether an...
Court Blocks MA Benefits Discrimination Inquiry
June 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked a state agency from looking into whether an...
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Grace Age-Based Firing Suit
June 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A suit alleging a company violated federal laws by firing an employee shortly before he...
Two Firms Face ERISA Suits over Stock Plan Administration
June 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Law firms have announced investigations into possible fiduciary breaches under the Employee Retirement Income Security...
Judge Overturns Benefits Denial for Drug-Related Accident
June 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in the state of Washington has overturned a decision by an accidental...
Purchase of Company Assets at Low Price no Fiduciary Breach to ESOP
June 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama has found that participants of...
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Key 401(k) Fiduciary Breach Case
June 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a closely watched case that could settle a key area of pension law affecting...
Southwest Airlines Cleared of Discrimination Allegations
June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has thrown out a lawsuit by a former Southwest Airlines...
LTD Plan Loses Appeal for Failure to Consider Mental Capacity
June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a long-term disability (LTD) plan administrator abused...
Southwest Airlines Cleared of Discrimination Allegations
June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has thrown out a lawsuit by a former Southwest Airlines...
Miscalculation of Benefits not a Fiduciary Breach
June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has determined that miscalculations of pension...
Supreme Court: Plan Mergers Considered an Alternative to Termination
June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a bankrupt paper company had no fiduciary duty to...
Dead Man's Parents Eligible for Accidental Death Benefits
June 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though a Colorado man's blood alcohol level was almost three times the legal limit...
Cashed-Out Participants Still Have ERISA Legal Standing
June 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a ruling described as the first of its kind by a federal appellate court,...
Principal Revenue Sharing Suit Gets Moved to Iowa
June 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court lawsuit against the Principal Financial Group over fiduciary breach allegations connected with...
Fiduciaries Rebuffed in 401(k) Forfeiture Account Usage
May 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Virginia has rebuffed efforts by two executives and admitted fiduciaries of...