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Judge Lets Core Claims Proceed in PRT Case Against Bristol-Myers Squibb
A similar case, also involving annuity provider Athene Annuity and Life Co., was dismissed earlier this week by the same...
Capital One to Settle 401(k) Forfeiture Case
The parties entered into mediation before a ruling had been made on Capital One’s motion to dismiss the case; the...
Judge Dismisses PRT Lawsuit Against GE
General Electric Co. faced the complaint from former participants following a 2020 pension risk transfer conducted with Athene.
Judge Allows National Rural Electric Cooperative Fiduciary Breach Case to Continue
Participants of the retirement plan alleged years of financial mismanagement and self-dealing in NRECA’s 401(k) Pension Plan.
Judge Approves $7.9M Settlement in ERISA Case Against GWA
The complaint, tied up in court for two years, challenged the proprietary investments in the hedge fund manager’s retirement plan.
DOL Sides With Morgan Stanley: Deferred Pay Is a Bonus
The agency concluded that the firm’s deferred compensation program is not subject to ERISA.
IBM Faces Complaint Over $14B in PRTs to Prudential
A former employee alleges that the technology company and its fiduciary, State Street, jeopardized participants’ retirement savings.
Employer Groups Push Court to Toss PRT Case
The ERISA Industry Committee, American Benefits Council and others filed an amicus brief urging a district court to dismiss the...
RTX Faces ERISA Complaint, Knight-Swift Settles
RTX Corporation faces allegations of mismanaging retirement plan assets while Knight-Swift is moving toward a settlement in an excessive fee...
Jack Henry & Associates Reaches $1.6M Settlement in ERISA Class Action
The complaint alleged the company charged excessive fees and mismanaged an investment fund.
Novo Nordisk Class Action Case Partially Dismissed
The company and its fiduciary boards could still face trial over the remaining claims regarding handling of its $1.2 billion...
401(k) Forfeiture Case Against Honeywell Dismissed, Plaintiffs Appeal
The appeal has been filed with the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals after the lower court marked the case...
Appeals Court Revives Part of 401(k) Mismanagement Suit Against Northeast Grocery
The higher court vacated the dismissal of a prohibited transaction claim, citing the recent Supreme Court decision in Cunningham v....
Empower Sued Over ‘Deceptive’ Sales Practices, High Fees
In the complaint, plaintiffs represented by Schlichter Bogard, allege that the recordkeeper and investment company ‘mislead retirement plan participants’ to...
LabCorp Prevails in ERISA Trial, While Case Against NextEra Allowed to Proceed
Courts continue to offer mixed opinions in excessive fee and forfeiture cases, even as volume of case law builds.
Judge Allows 401(k) Forfeitures Case Against Bank of America to Proceed
As case law continues to see mixed results, U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn Jr. ruled the plaintiffs’ claims may continue,...
District Court Rejects Sentara Healthcare’s Motion to Dismiss Stable Value Investment Case
A federal judge in Virginia allowed ERISA claims to continue and ruled the plaintiffs may amend the complaint to fix...
Employer Groups Urge 4th Circuit to Reverse Decision on Lockheed Martin PRT Motion
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the ERISA Industry Committee and others filed an amicus brief stating that ‘speculative’ allegations should...
District Court Allows Some ERISA Claims to Proceed in Amentum-DynCorp 401(k) Lawsuit
Excessive-fee allegations survived, while complaints about improper use of forfeitures were dismissed.