In Waggeh v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 2023 WL 4373897 (D. Mass. July 6, 2023), Chief Judge Saylor of the District of Massachusetts rejected the plaintiff’s contention that her state law claims “fell outside the...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit partially reversed the dismissal of two proposed class actions alleging mismanagement of separate 401(k) plans in violation of ERISA. In Davis v. Salesforce.com, Inc., 2022 WL...more
In Newsom v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., the Fifth Circuit clarified when it is appropriate for a district court to remand an ERISA dispute to a plan administrator for development of a merits record. 26 F.4th 329 (5th...more
On January 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Hughes v. Northwestern University, No. 1401, holding that an ERISA fiduciary that offers some prudent investment options in a retirement plan is not thereby categorically...more
Denying a petition for a writ of mandamus, a Ninth Circuit panel has held that the district court properly enforced a forum selection clause contained in an ERISA-sponsored 401(k) plan in litigation regarding the alleged...more
The Southern District of Texas has dismissed breach of fiduciary duty claims against Fidelity Investments, holding that participant data is not a plan asset and that Fidelity did not improperly use that data. Harmon v. Shell...more
An Illinois federal court recently held that the failure to identify a contractual limitations period in a benefits denial letter renders the limitations period unenforceable, even before applicable regulations were changed...more