Compliance June 15th, 2023 Pfizer Hit with Excessive Fee 401(k) Complaint A former employee claims that plan fiduciaries operating the Pfizer 401(k) Savings Plan breached their ERISA duties.
Compliance April 29th, 2023 Judge Dismisses Excessive Fee Complaint Against HR Firm TriNet The 2020 retirement lawsuit alleged that the plan committee did not properly monitor recordkeeper and investing fees.
Compliance January 17th, 2023 ERISA Suit Against Deloitte Dismissed The lawsuit alleged that Deloitte’s 401(k) plan fees were excessive compared to similar plans.
Compliance January 4th, 2023 ERISA Lawsuit Filed Against Ventura Foods The suit alleges Ventura did not monitor high fees and underperformance of the funds in its investment menu.
Compliance November 29th, 2022 Judge Dismisses Charge of “Unreasonable” 401(k) Fees by Electronics-Maker Ricoh A federal district court bounced two fiduciary breach claims brought by participants against Ricoh USA, saying plaintiffs failed “to plausibly...
Compliance September 16th, 2022 Janus Henderson Sued for Allegedly Favoring Its Own Funds in Its Retirement Plan Class action lawsuit claims firm loaded its 401(k) plan with high-fee, underperforming proprietary funds.
Compliance September 1st, 2022 District Court Rejects Cross-Selling Claims in Mixed ERISA Ruling Much of the ruling sides with plaintiffs and permits the case to move to discovery, but the defendants successfully defeat...
Compliance August 22nd, 2022 Global Insurance Firm Latest to Face ERISA Litigation The plaintiffs claim familiar allegations pertaining to excessive recordkeeping and administrative fees.
Compliance August 16th, 2022 Dover Corporation Faces ERISA Suit Over Managed Account Fees The proposed class action lawsuit challenges excessive managed account fees and the retention of Financial Engines, the managed account service...
Compliance August 15th, 2022 L Brands Settles ERISA Suit After Dismissal Motions Fail The plaintiffs in the case alleged various plan fiduciaries breached their duties under ERISA by allowing the payment of excessive...
Compliance July 22nd, 2022 6th Circuit Ruling Revives Parts of TriHealth ERISA Lawsuit The district court ruling in the case granted full dismissal of the excessive fee lawsuit, but the 6th Circuit has...
Compliance July 13th, 2022 MEP Fee Lawsuit Reaches Settlement Case documents show the parties engaged in extensive negotiations before reaching a proposed $1.1 million settlement agreement.
Compliance June 29th, 2022 Excessive Fee ERISA Complaint Targets Cook Group The large medical-device-manufacturing organization is facing familiar fiduciary breach allegations in federal court in Indiana.
Compliance May 27th, 2022 DENSO International America Faces Multi-Pronged ERISA Suit The complaint includes not just allegations of excessive fees, but also a charge that fiduciaries offered an underperforming stable value...
Compliance May 23rd, 2022 Is the Traditional Fiduciary Insurance Model at Risk? One legal professional at a fiduciary insurance firm argues that the ‘indiscriminate nature’ of recent ERISA lawsuit filings could eventually...
Compliance March 31st, 2022 Ruling Permits Key Parts of Pentegra ERISA Suit to Proceed While some aspects of the plaintiffs’ complaint have been dismissed, the core allegations in the complaint can now proceed to...
Compliance March 29th, 2022 District Court Dismisses ERISA Lawsuit Against Principal The litigation was originally focused on fiduciary breach allegations leveled against a hospital network—claims which have since been settled—but it...
Compliance March 28th, 2022 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Network Faces ERISA Lawsuit The complaint cites the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Hughes v. Northwestern University while arguing the plaintiffs have sufficient standing...
Compliance February 24th, 2022 Coca-Cola Consolidated Settles ERISA Fiduciary Lawsuit for $3.5M The settlement includes both monetary and nonmonetary aspects.
Compliance February 2nd, 2022 Court Denies Dismissal of Duke Energy ERISA Suit The plaintiffs suggest the plan, its participants and beneficiaries have suffered ‘significant losses totaling millions of dollars,’ and a district...