Tag: ERISA

Repeating a number of excessive fee lawsuits filed, the complaint says the defendants did not try to “reduce the plan’s expenses or exercise appropriate judgment to scrutinize each investment...

The plaintiff in the case asked the court to to answer “whether Dudenhoeffer’s ‘context-sensitive scrutiny of a complaint’s allegations’ can be met where a court" makes certain presumptions.

Fund mismanagement, excessive recordkeeping fees and improper fees to Financial Engines were among allegations in the original complaint.

Putnam had asked the high court whether the plaintiff or the defendant bears the burden of proof on loss causation under ERISA to determine “whether showing that particular...

The plaintiffs say defendants failed to utilize the lowest cost share class for many of the mutual funds within the plan, and failed to consider collective trusts, commingled...

Advisers share ideas for advisers to help small business owners and those who are self-employed save for retirement.

A judge previously found eliminating ESOP participants’ right to invest in company stock is not a violation of ERISA’s anti-cutback provisions, but forcing participants with balances greater than...

Case documents note the settlement has only been reached after “extensive litigation, lengthy discovery and protracted arm’s-length negotiations with the assistance of a national mediator.”

Employees of the grocery chain accuse their employer of acting imprudently in the selection of retirement plan investment options and of failing to monitor the services and fees...

The motion cites as one reason for settlement “probable costs, in both time and money, of continued litigation.”

A new lawsuit filed against Ardent Health Services closely mirrors many of the ERISA challenges filed in 2019.

M&T Bank or its insurers will also pay a gross settlement amount of $20,850,000 into a common fund for the benefit of class members.

With regard to “improper selection and monitoring of plan service providers,” the lawsuit specifically names a broker/dealer representative whom it says was terminated in 2014 for “failure to...

The university argues that other courts would have required more than an appellate court did in its lawsuit to state a plausible claim.

Among other allegations, the national work uniform provider is accused of permitting high-cost mutual funds to persist on the retirement plan menu while cheaper but otherwise identical funds...

While not divided across political lines, the parties in Sulyma v. Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee view the question of what establishes “actual knowledge” of an alleged fiduciary...

The court docket shows that, prior to the Notice of Settlement, the court had granted the plaintiff extended time to file his amended complaint.

The high court's decision lets stand a ruling that Great-West, as a non-fiduciary party in interest was not liable for alleged ERISA violations.

A wide-ranging ERISA fiduciary breach complaint suggests the firm failed to adequately monitor fees and permitted unnecessary, excess fees on the investment menu.