June 14, 2024
A California federal court allowed a novel type of 401(k) mismanagement suit to advance to discovery, the Ninth Circuit elaborated on the pleading standard for mental health parity claims, and workers beat back an attempt to force their federal benefits suit into arbitration at the Second Circuit. Here, attorneys discuss four consequential ERISA decisions in 2024's first half.
May 24, 2024
The Second Circuit appeared reluctant Friday to revive a proposed class action against Deloitte alleging workers' employee 401(k) plans were weighed down by excessive recordkeeping fees, with multiple judges on a panel pointing to a lack of specific cost comparisons to other plans in an amended complaint.
May 16, 2024
The Third Circuit reinstated a proposed class action Thursday accusing Wesco Distribution Inc. of letting its employee retirement plan pay exorbitant administrative fees, ruling a trial court's "partly valid" criticisms of the suit weren't enough to warrant dismissal.
April 18, 2023
Counsel for a proposed class of Wesco Distribution Inc. employees asked the Third Circuit on Tuesday to revive a suit over alleged unjust fees from the employees' retirement plan administrator, claiming that the lower court was wrong to conclude they didn't meet the pleading requirements.
April 07, 2023
The Third Circuit springs into action in April with cases delving into the constitutionality of an attorney disciplinary rule limiting offensive comments and the proper way to plead class claims against Wesco Distribution Inc. over fees charged by its retirement plan administrator.
January 31, 2023
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has ripped an appeal by a proposed class of Wesco Distribution Inc. workers in a friend-of-the-court brief to the Third Circuit, arguing that the workers focused too much on their retirement plan's cost rather than what they got for the price.