Entity with Any Authority over Plan Assets is ERISA Fiduciary
April 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th Circuit US Court of Appeals has determined that a third party health plan...
Tag: ERISA
Aon Company Stock Case Permitted to Move Forward
April 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has decided that participants in...
Appeals Court Voids Last Minute Pension Transfer
April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has thrown out a pension plan change made just before the...
Trustee Not Liable for Participant-Directed Investments in Non-404(c) Plan
April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th Circuit US Court of Appeals has determined that a plan trustee did not...
Charges Dismissed Against Directed Trustee in Co. Stock Case
April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio dismissed a claim against Putnam...
Worker's Early Retirement Not ERISA Violation
April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer did not illegally interfere with a 55-year-old employee's right to pension benefits when...
Court Refuses to Dismiss GM Retirement Plan Suit
April 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US District Court in Michigan has refused General Motors Corp.'s motion to dismiss a...
Father and Son Held Liable for not Forwarding Employee Contributions
April 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of New York has held a father...
FleetBoston Cash Balance Suit Moves Forward
April 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Connecticut has ruled that a FleetBoston Financial...
Court Rules Against Trustees' Basis for Allocating Earnings
April 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has determined that a profit...
Chao Names 2006 Benefit Advisory Council Members
March 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Secretary of Labor (DoL) Elaine Chao on Friday tapped five new members of the...
Pension Can be Garnished to Pay Criminal Restitution
March 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a district court's order quashing a...
Court Clarifies Responsibilities Regarding Co Stock Investments
March 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed some defendants and left...
Retirees Sue GE for Pension Plan Fiduciary Breach
March 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two retired employees of General Electric have filed a lawsuit against the company claiming it...
Former Participants Lack Standing in Co Stock Case
March 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ruled that former profit sharing...
BP Enron Investment Suit Settles for $7M
March 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BP Corporation of North America and UBS Global Management have agreed to the joint $7...
Court: Fiduciary Breach Claims too Late
March 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A pension plan participant who filed a fiduciary breach suit under the Employee Retirement Income...
Court Agrees with MetLife Denial of Benefits Due to Intoxication
March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin granted summary judgment in favor...
Nationwide ERISA Suit Survives Challenge
March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Connecticut has rebuffed efforts by two financial services companies seeking dismissal...
Failure to Provide Plan Document Proves Costly
March 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has awarded a statutory penalty...