Employee Not Eligible for Early Retirement Benefits After Resignation
December 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi has ruled that a voluntary...
Tag: Litigation
Judge Clears Path for Fund Trading Suit against Strong
December 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Maryland has allowed a K plan participant to push forward with...
Qwest Retirees Win Partial Victory in DoL Suit
December 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Qwest Communications retirees won partial victories in their fight to get information about the management...
Wrong Address Causes COBRA Notice Failure
December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled that an employer failed to...
Bathroom Fall Not an Accident Related to Work
November 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a plan administrator in denying accident...
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Workers Sue Utility Owner Over Retirement Savings
November 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees of Southern Co. are suing the employer for mismanagement of their retirement savings.
Pension Reform Bill Provision To Help Ex-Enron Employees
November 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A provision of the pension reform bill, passed in the Senate this week, will allow...
Participant to Get Benefits for Claim not Related to Obesity Surgery
November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma has ruled that a participant...
Plan Amendment Was Abuse of Discretion
November 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan found that trustees of a...
Court Agrees with Accidental Death Claim Denial
November 3, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled that the administrator...
No Remedy for Wrong Information Given to Participant
November 3, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled that ERISA provides no...
Former Employee Not Covered Despite Premiums Paid
October 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ruled that an employee who...
Appellate Judges Uphold Insider Trading Verdict Dismissal
October 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal prosecutors have lost another round in a legal battle over whether they presented enough...
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MA Firm Agrees to Deal in Pension Fraud Case
October 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts property management firm has agreed to a $126,000 settlement deal to dispose of...
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Lucent Wins Benefits Interference Case
October 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled that Lucent Technologies, Inc....
COBRA Violations Bite Employer for $63,000
October 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As plan sponsor and administrator, Harding Tube Corp. was found liable for failure to notify...
Court Dismisses Suit of Children Not Named as Beneficiaries
September 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A district court judge has found that a deceased participant's children lack standing to sue...
Bowater Wins Benefit Liability Suit
September 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US District Court judge for the District of Maine has ruled that Bowater Inc....
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American Airlines Issues Frequent Trading Restrictions on 401(k)
September 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Airlines has issued frequent trading restrictions on its 401(k) plan, following the lead of...
Employer's 'Honest Error' Still Warrants Penalty Says Judge
September 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though an employer's failure to provide COBRA notice to a former employee was an...