Brown v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:17-cv-00558

Court:

Ohio Southern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Edmund A. Sargus

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  1. March 25, 2020

    Andrus Wagstaff 401(k) Participant Ends Nationwide Fee Suit

    Nationwide Life Insurance and a former employee at mass tort firm Andrus Wagstaff PC have agreed to settle her 401(k) suit, six months after a federal judge rejected a bid to certify sweeping classes that would have covered thousands of retirement plans and plan sponsors, according to a Wednesday filing.

  2. September 19, 2019

    Class Cert. Denied In ERISA Suit Against Tort Firm 401(k) Plan

    An Andrus Wagstaff PC 401(k) plan participant can't turn her Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit into a class action accusing Nationwide of intentionally overcharging the law firm's plan for record-keeping services, an Ohio federal judge ruled Thursday, saying her class definitions were overbroad.

  3. August 14, 2019

    Tort Firm Fights Class Rep Status In Suit Over 401(k) Fees

    Andrus Wagstaff PC has urged an Ohio federal judge not to appoint it as the representative for a proposed defendant class of more than 7,000 plan sponsors in a suit accusing Nationwide of intentionally overcharging the firm's 401(k) plan and others for record-keeping services, saying the defense costs would be unbearable.

  4. July 03, 2019

    401(k) Participants Want Cert. In Suit Against Nationwide

    An Andrus Wagstaff PC retirement plan participant urged an Ohio federal judge to certify a plaintiff-class of more than 7,000 401(k) plans and a defendant-class of more than 7,000 plan sponsors in her suit accusing Nationwide of knowingly overcharging for its record-keeping services.

  5. May 06, 2019

    Judge Exits Law Firm 401(k) Fight Over Car Crash Conflict

    An Ohio federal judge has recused himself from presiding over a proposed class action that alleges Nationwide charges employees of national mass tort law firm Andrus Wagstaff PC exorbitant retirement plan fees, saying the insurance company compensated him after he was involved in a car crash.

  6. March 21, 2019

    Mass Tort Firm's 401(k) Plan Participant Defends Class Claims

    An Andrus Wagstaff PC retirement plan participant has argued in Ohio federal court that she should be able to join with other plan participants as a class to sue the national mass tort law firm and Nationwide Life Insurance Company over allegedly exorbitant plan fees.

  7. February 27, 2019

    Mass Tort Firm Seeks To Strike Class Claims In 401(k) Suit

    Andrus Wagstaff PC argued in Ohio federal court on Wednesday that a participant in its retirement plan shouldn't be allowed to join with other plan participants as a class to sue the national mass tort law firm and Nationwide Life Insurance Company over allegedly exorbitant plan fees.

  8. October 01, 2018

    Mass Tort Firm Faces Employee Class Suit Over 401(k) Fees

    A proposed class action by employees of the national mass tort law firm Andrus Wagstaff PC against Nationwide Life Insurance Company over allegedly exorbitant retirement plan fees has been updated to include claims against Andrus Wagstaff, saying the firm breached its fiduciary duties to its employees by picking the plan.