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Fiduciary Duty Settlement 401k

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

UnitedHealth settles for $69 million

When a $69 million settlement drops, it’s more than just a corporate write-off—it’s a signal flare in the murky world of fiduciary responsibility. UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest health care conglomerates in the...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

United Health is latest 401(k) forfeiture lawsuit

UnitedHealth Group is the latest big-name employer to get hit with a class action lawsuit over how it handles 401(k) forfeitures. The case, Kotalik et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., accuses the company and its plan...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Whole Foods settles class action case

Whole Foods Market has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company failed to prudently manage the administrative fees of its $1.9 billion 401(k) plan, resulting in millions in losses for employees....more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - April 2025

The April Monthly Minute showers readers with some eye-opening case law updates, ranging from a $38.8M jury verdict in a 401(k) fee case, to a pair of cases involving Elevance (f/k/a Anthem) health plan coverage exclusions....more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Cunningham v. Cornell: Supreme Court Lowers Bar for ERISA 406(a) Claims

On April 17, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled in Cunningham v. Cornell University that, to state a claim under ERISA section 406(a), plaintiffs need only allege the elements contained in section 406(a). Prior to the Supreme...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

From Stable to Shaky: What Bed Bath & Beyond’s Settlement Means for Retirement Plan Sponsors

In February, Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.’s 401(k) Savings Plan Committee (the “Plan Committee”) agreed to pay $1,950,000 to participants in the Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) whose accounts were invested...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

BB&T settles 401(k) lawsuit

With a planned merger with SunTrust, BB&T tied up a loose end by agreeing to a $24 million settlement on a class action lawsuit filed against them over their 401(k) plan....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Settlements should encourage vigilance

While 2018 may have had less 401(k) litigation than the previous year, there was more than $90 million in settlements....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Fidelity sued again over their 401(k) plan

I have always been concerned about the use of proprietary funds, especially belong to mutual fund companies and their use in their own 401(k) plans because they’re ripe to be a target for a class action lawsuit. Fidelity...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - March 2016

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Editor’s Overview - This month we review the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Montanile v. Board of Trustees of National Elevator Industries Health Benefit Plan where the Supreme Court considered the scope of...more

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