Colorado Court Gives Nod to Attorney Award in US West Settlement
July 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Colorado Court of Appeals said the $15 million award paid to an attorney representing...
Tag: Litigation
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Former Enron Workers' First Settlement Payments Miscalculated
July 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thousands of former Enron Corp. employees may have to pay back a portion of the...
Supreme Court Delays Decision on Enron Case
June 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On Monday the Supreme Court put off deciding on a case that asks whether Enron...
Court Dismisses Janus Shareholders' Market Timing-linked Claim
May 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland threw out class action claims by...
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WA Teachers Challenge "Gain-Sharing" Law Repeal
May 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Teachers in Washington state filed suit against the state, claiming that legislative action revoking a...
Federal Judge Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against Insurers and Brokers
April 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge threw out an antitrust lawsuit against dozens of insurance brokers and insurers...
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Stock Drop Triggers ERISA-Oriented "Investigation"
April 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Troubles in the sub-prime mortgage lender sector have pummeled the stock price of those providers.
Court: Insurer Broke Contract with Market Timing Ban
March 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled that the insurer of flexible premium variable life...
Enron Investors' Suit Against Merrill and Credit Suisse to Move Forward
February 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.S. District Court ruled that a lawsuit filed by Enron Corp. investors against Merrill...
Southwest's Fiduciary Breach Case Against Brinson Goes Forward
February 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...
Federal Judges Bless $2.45B Nortel Settlement
December 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two federal judges have approved an estimated $2.45 billion securities fraud settlement between Nortel Networks...
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USW Retirees Seek to Enforce Medical Benefit Promise
December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Steelworkers (USW) retirees and their union have filed a class action lawsuit against Continental...
NASD Fines Jefferies $5.5M for 'Improper Gifts' to Fidelity Traders
December 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The NASD announced Monday it has slapped Jefferies & Company with a $5.5-million fine for...
Employee Fired for Plan Inquiry Awarded Damages
November 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Minnesota has awarded damages and attorney's fees...
Company Fined for Failure to Provide Plan Documents
November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has ruled that a plan...
Delphi Hit with Financial Fraud Charges
October 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged auto parts supplier Delphi Corporation and 13...
Employee Carpal Tunnel Claim is not Time-Barred
October 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that an employee's claim for...
NYSE Leave of Absence Policy not Discriminatory
October 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled the New...
District Court Gives Nod to $445M HealthSouth Settlement
September 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama approved the $445 million settlement...
SEC Gives Final Passage to 22c-2 Changes
September 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators this week gave final approval to the much anticipated redemption fee rule amendments...