Court Rules Against Trustees' Basis for Allocating Earnings
April 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has determined that a profit...
Tag: ERISA
Chao Names 2006 Benefit Advisory Council Members
March 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Secretary of Labor (DoL) Elaine Chao on Friday tapped five new members of the...
Pension Can be Garnished to Pay Criminal Restitution
March 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a district court's order quashing a...
Court Clarifies Responsibilities Regarding Co Stock Investments
March 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed some defendants and left...
Retirees Sue GE for Pension Plan Fiduciary Breach
March 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two retired employees of General Electric have filed a lawsuit against the company claiming it...
Former Participants Lack Standing in Co Stock Case
March 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ruled that former profit sharing...
BP Enron Investment Suit Settles for $7M
March 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BP Corporation of North America and UBS Global Management have agreed to the joint $7...
Court: Fiduciary Breach Claims too Late
March 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A pension plan participant who filed a fiduciary breach suit under the Employee Retirement Income...
Court Agrees with MetLife Denial of Benefits Due to Intoxication
March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin granted summary judgment in favor...
Nationwide ERISA Suit Survives Challenge
March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Connecticut has rebuffed efforts by two financial services companies seeking dismissal...
Failure to Provide Plan Document Proves Costly
March 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has awarded a statutory penalty...
Court Allows Retaliation Charge of Health Plan Participant
March 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee has allowed a health plan...
Textron ESOP Claims Thrown Out
March 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former Textron Inc. employees have hit a major legal roadblock in their long-standing battle to...
Plan Fiduciaries and TPAs May Recover Fees After Settlement
March 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has decided that plan...
Employer's Late COBRA Notice Did not Extend Coverage Period
March 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has ruled that an employer...
Whole 5th Circuit Revives Conversion Blackout Suit
March 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A full panel of federal appellate judges has breathed new life into a legal battle...
Search Firm Exec Jailed for Siphoning Off Pension Assets
February 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Washington, DC has sentenced the former owner of an executive search...
Spouse not Informed of Effect of Beneficiary Waiver
February 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled that a deceased...
Late Distribution of SPD Not Reason for Employee Ignorance
February 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ruled that a...
Judge Backs Employer for Benefits Forfeiture
February 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Illinois has rejected allegations that an employee was due significantly higher...