Tag: ERISA

Witnesses at a retirement security hearing held Thursday by the Senate HELP Committee all spoke about the central importance of closing the defined contribution plan coverage gap.

The suit alleges that defendants used the plan to increase their own revenue and seed new funds. 

The lawsuit alleges fiduciary breaches related to ensuring reasonable administrative and investment fees.

A court dismissed claims regarding KeyCorp plan’s stable value fund option but moved forward some claims regarding excessive administrative and...

The district court roundly rejected the defense’s dismissal motions, ruling that the plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged that fiduciary breaches may...

The complaint says fees charged to participants in the plan were "grossly excessive" because they were not based on the...

The emergency medical services company has settled an ERISA lawsuit suggesting it failed to meet its fiduciary duties of prudence...

Drawing on their collective decades of experience working inside and outside the DOL, a panel of expert ERISA attorneys convened...

However, the 9th Circuit contemplated whether an online request is considered a 'written request' under ERISA, and attorneys say the...

Following a bench trial, said the firms “acted prudently and reasonably in administrating, investing and terminating the pension plan.”

The practice remains as dedicated to providing top-notch retirement plan services as when it won the 2018 PLANSPONSOR Large Team...

The plaintiffs allege plan fiduciaries used what it calls ‘cobbled-together services from many providers’ and didn't monitor fees for any...

Among other claims, the lawsuit says Aon and a 401(k) plan sponsor caused the plan to invest in Aon’s proprietary collective investment trusts (CITs) for Aon’s benefit.

Plan fiduciaries' motions to dismiss the excessive fee suit were denied as a federal judge found the plaintiffs' claims were...

The plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against Allianz Global Investors say the asset manager failed to provide the hedging strategies it said it would include in a pension...

Principal prevailed in a lawsuit that alleged it set the crediting rate for a guaranteed investment contract (GIC) such that...

Brenntag North America denied any wrongdoing regarding the alleged failures that plaintiffs said caused excessive investment and recordkeeping fees in...

The case history of IBM v. Jander shows the importance, but also the limitations, of Supreme Court rulings in fiduciary...