Tag: Participant Lawsuits

A federal judge called comparisons to other funds insufficient, and noted that funneling participant investments into a default fund is normal.

The lawsuit alleges United of Omaha breached its ERISA duties by improperly exercising its discretionary authority “to maximize its own compensation and retain large profits rather than crediting...

The university is also accused of approving a TIAA loan program that required excessive collateral as security for repayment of the loan, charged grossly excessive fees for administration...

Some ownership transitions are designed to wring every last dollar possible out of the business, but this is simply not what ESOPs are about.

Plan sponsors from across the U.S. will gather in Washington D.C. next month for the annual PLANSPONSOR National Conference—presenting a tremendous opportunity for client networking and shared problem...

The lawsuit claims FedEx did not properly calculate pension benefits and contributions as required by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

The complaint describes in detail guaranteed investment contracts offered by the Principal to retirement plans, which plaintiffs suggest permitted conflicts of interest and prohibited transaction.

While several claims were dismissed, several were allowed to move forward.

A federal judge agreed with the 403(b) plan participants on many points, but agreed with Emory University that offering a wide range of investment options does not hurt...

The settlement agreement delivers millions of dollars in compensation to TIAA employees, as well as non-monetary settlement provisions, while insulating the firm from further claims along these lines. 

The lawsuit challenges the status of the pension plans of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System.

Of five claims that Starwood Hotels breached its fiduciary duties to its 401(k) plan, a district court judge has moved one forward.

The latest decision in RJR vs. Tatum comes out of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has previously made multiple rulings on the long-running and procedurally complicated...

Jamie Fleckner, a partner with Goodwin Proctor LLP, tells PLANADVISER the judge assigned to the case does have an impact on how litigators think about defending the case...

The second amended complaint in a lawsuit accusing the Walt Disney Company of wrongdoing under ERISA fails to plausibly demonstrate that fiduciary breaches occurred, a district court ruled. 

In the underlying complaint, the advisory firm was lumped together with the plan sponsor/recordkeeper and accused of permitting fiduciary breaches under ERISA. 

Plaintiffs in this long-running lawsuit claim J.P. Morgan's stable value funds held risky, highly leveraged assets, including mortgage-related assets.

ERISA lawsuits often see a number of rulings, appeals and modifications before reaching a final conclusion—and the matter of Barchock vs. CVS is no exception. 

In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs called the Fujitsu plan one of the most expensive in the country and specifically called out the design and implementation of the plan’s...