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December 16, 2022
The 7 Biggest Benefits Rulings Of 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court gave states a green light to ban abortion and revived retirees' lawsuit against Northwestern University in two marquee decisions from a busy year in federal benefits litigation. Here, Law360 looks at these and other rulings from 2022 that employers and retirement plan administrators should take note of.
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August 26, 2022
6 New ERISA Retirement Plan Suits To Watch
Proposed class actions challenging the performance of a suite of BlackRock target date funds in huge company 401(k) plans stand out from a healthy crop of Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuits filed this summer. Law360 reviews six new ERISA class actions.
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July 01, 2022
6th Circ. ERISA Ruling Could Lead To Circuit Split
The Sixth Circuit handed employers a win when it tossed a 401(k) mismanagement suit brought by CommonSpirit Health retirees, but experts say a circuit split could be brewing as more courts interpret the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in a similar case against Northwestern University that addressed pleading standards.
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June 21, 2022
6th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of CommonSpirit 401(k) Suit
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday backed the dismissal of a proposed class action brought by ex-CommonSpirit Health workers alleging the company mismanaged their 401(k) plan by steering savings into higher-cost mutual funds, holding the company didn't act imprudently by offering retirees lower-performing options.
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June 08, 2022
6th Circ. Skeptical Of Reviving CommonSpirit 401(k) Fight
A Sixth Circuit panel on Wednesday appeared wary of resuscitating a proposed class action brought by ex-CommonSpirit Health workers alleging that the company mismanaged their 401(k) plan by steering their savings into shoddy target-date funds, suggesting that claims targeting the funds' performance weren't strong enough to stay in court.