New Wave of 401(k) Forfeiture Lawsuits May Hinge on Plan Terms - Andrew Oringer, Bloomberg Law, October 24, 2024 (PDF)
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How Retirement Security Litigation Has Impacted the Defined Contribution Landscape
How Retirement Security Litigation Has Impacted the Defined Contribution Landscape - Andrew Oringer, Pensions & Investments News, October 23, 2023 (PDF)
Complaints Allege Improper Use of 401(k) Plan Forfeitures
Complaints Allege Improper Use of 401(k) Plan Forfeitures - Marcia Wagner, PLANSPONSOR, October 9, 2023 (PDF)
Supreme Court Asked to Weigh in on Arbitration, Again
Supreme Court Asked to Weigh in on Arbitration, Again - Jordan Mamorsky, Pensions & Investments, September 18, 2023 (PDF)
Latest ERISA Standard Ruling Could Lead To More Dismissals By Kellie Mejdrich
Latest ERISA Standard Ruling Could Lead To More Dismissals - Andrew Oringer, Law360, September 15, 2023 (PDF)
Why Some Ex-Workers at Bed Bath & Beyond Face 401(k) Losses
Why Some Ex-Workers at Bed Bath & Beyond Face 401(k) Losses - Israel Golodowitz, New York Times, September 9, 2023 (PDF)
Claims Denial Overturned for Failure to Follow Claims Procedures
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in David P. v. United Healthcare Ins. Co., has reversed a group health plan’s benefits claim denial because the plan’s claims administrator failed to...
Former Director Sues Howard University Pension Plan
Former Director Sues Howard University Pension Plan - Andrew Oringer, PLANSPONSOR, August 21, 2023 (PDF)
10th Circ.’s Okla. PBM Ruling Could Curtail State Regulation
10th Circ.'s Okla. PBM Ruling Could Curtail State Regulation - Andrew Oringer, Law360, August 18, 2023 (PDF)
Verizon 401(k) lawsuit settles for $30 million
Verizon 401(k) lawsuit settles for $30 million - Stephen Rosenberg, InvestmentNews, July 11, 2023 (PDF)
DOL Sues Missouri Bankers Benefit Plan
DOL Sues Missouri Bankers Benefit Plan - Andrew Oringer, PLANSPONSOR, June 16, 2023 (PDF)
New England 401(k) Fee Suits Forge Employers’ Longshot Bid
New England 401(k) Fee Suits Forge Employers’ Longshot Bid - Marcia Wagner, Bloomberg Law, June 6, 2023 (PDF)
Churchill Holdings ESOP Participants Sue
Churchill Holdings ESOP Participants Sue - Andrew Oringer, PLANSPONSOR, June 2, 2023 (PDF)
As Private Equity Firms Work to Access 401(k) Market, Plaintiff Lawyers Gear Up to Sue
As Private Equity Firms Work to Access 401(k) Market, Plaintiff Lawyers Gear Up to Sue - Thomas Clark, Jr., The Capitol Forum, April 10, 2023
Suit “Routes”: Lessons Learned from Litigation
Suit “Routes”: Lessons Learned from Litigation - Thomas Clark, Jr., Panel Moderator, NAPA 401(k) Summit, April 3 -5. 2-2023 - Click here for details
Case(s) in Point
Case(s) in Point - Thomas Clark, Jr., NAPANET the Magazine, Spring 2023 (PDF)
Has the Litigation Pendulum Swung Back to Plan Sponsors?: NAPA 401(k) Summit
Has the Litigation Pendulum Swung Back to Plan Sponsors?: NAPA 401(k) Summit - Thomas Clark, Jr., NAPA, April 4, 2023 (PDF)
Fiduciary Litigation Debate
Fiduciary Litigation Debate - Thomas Clark, Jr., DC Pension Geeks Podcast, March 20, 2023 - Click here for recording
LinkedIn Settles 401(k) Excessive Fee Complaint for $6.75 Million
LinkedIn Settles 401(k) Excessive Fee Complaint for $6.75 Million - Andrew Oringer, PLANSPONSPR, March 15, 2023 (PDF)
Tackling Market Disruptors – How to Manage Industry Shifts
Tackling Market Disruptors – How to Manage Industry Shifts - Panelist, ALM Complex Claims and Litigation Forum, Las Vegas, NV, February 27 - March 1, 2023 - Click here for details
After Supreme Court Ruling, Are TDFs A Ticking Time Bomb Of Fiduciary Liability?
After Supreme Court Ruling, Are TDFs A Ticking Time Bomb Of Fiduciary Liability? – Marcia Wagner, FiduciaryNews, Januaey 25, 2022 (PDF)
Court Confirms Participant Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Filing a Suit
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in Benson vs. Tiffany and Company SPD, has ruled that a participant in an ERISA-governed group health plan may not proceed with her...