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03 Dec 2018
Your ERISA Watch – Ninth Circuit Holds that Actual Knowledge of Alleged Breach or Violation Is Necessary to Trigger Three-Year Statute of Limitations
This week’s notable decision is Sulyma v. Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee, No. 17-15864, __F.3d__, 2018 WL 6186519 (9th Cir. Nov. 28, 2018). Parting ways with the Sixth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit held that “actual knowledge,” rather than “constructive knowledge,”…
22 Oct 2018
Your ERISA Watch – First Circuit Joins Circuit Split; Adopts Burden-Shifting Approach in Breach of Fiduciary Duty Cases
This week’s notable decision is Brotherston v. Putnam Investments, LLC, No. 17-1711, __F.3d__, 2018 WL 4958829 (1st Cir. Oct. 15, 2018), which involves a class action alleging breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the selection of imprudent investment options…
24 Aug 2018
Your ERISA Watch – Pension Plan Participants Cannot Seek Disgorgement of Post-Termination Investment Gains Resulting from PBGC’s Alleged Fiduciary Breach
Today’s notable decision is the D.C. Circuit decision in Lewis, et al. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, No. 17-5068, _F.3d_, 2018 WL 4000484 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 21, 2018). The gist is that Delta and the PBGC agreed to terminate the…
14 May 2018
Your ERISA Watch – Sixth Circuit Holds that Contra Proferentum and Firestone Deference Are Incompatible on Issues of ERISA Plan Interpretation
The Sixth Circuit is back in the news. This week’s notable decision is Clemons v. Norton Healthcare Inc. Ret. Plan, No. 16-5063, __F.3d__, 2018 WL 2142640 (6th Cir. May 10, 2018), an upset to the Plaintiff-Retirees who had prevailed on…
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