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