The U.S. Supreme Court on April 17, 2025, issued a greatly anticipated decision in which the justices unanimously held that plaintiffs alleging a prohibited transaction under Section 1106(a)(1)(C) of the Employee Retirement...more
4/23/2025
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Appeals ,
Article III ,
Cost-Shifting ,
Cunningham v Cornell University ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fiduciary ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Pleading Standards ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Retirement Plan ,
Rule 11 ,
Sanctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing
In its Sept. 18, 2020, opinion in McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park LLC, 2020 IL App (1st) 192398, the Illinois Appellate Court struck down a key defense pursued by employers facing lawsuits for violation of the Illinois...more
• In China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, et al., a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's previous ruling in American Pipe and Construction Co. v. Utah, holding that it "does not...more
6/12/2018
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China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Equitable Tolling ,
FRCP 23 ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subsequent Litigation