Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

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Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma

August 28, 2019

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief arguing, at merits stage, that the Supreme Court should hold that ERISA plan disclosures give plan participants actual knowledge of the information...

Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v. Jander

August 13, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to reverse Second Circuit decision allowing ERISA stock-drop suit to proceed

Sweda v. University of Pennsylvania (rehearing)

July 19, 2019

Third Circuit declines to rehear panel decision that limits Twombly to antitrust claims and creates a lax pleading standard for ERISA cases.

Sweda v. University of Pennsylvania (rehearing)

June 6, 2019

U.S. Chamber urges Third Circuit to rehear panel decision that limits Twombly to antitrust claims and creates a lax pleading standard for ERISA cases. The U.S. Chamber previously an ...

Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v. Jander

June 3, 2019

Supreme Court grants cert. petition to review Second Circuit decision allowing ERISA “stock drop” suit to proceed. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant review...

Sweda v. University of Pennsylvania

May 8, 2019

Third Circuit declines to apply Twombly’s pleading standard to breach of fiduciary duty claims under ERISA and reinstates ERISA fiduciary breach claims against University of Pennsylvania...

Rozo v. Principal Life Insurance Co.

April 10, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief arguing providers of stable value funds are not “functional fiduciaries” under ERISA

Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v. Jander

April 8, 2019

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review Second Circuit decision allowing ERISA “stock drop” suit to proceed

Teets v. Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co.

March 27, 2019

Tenth Circuit affirms Great-West’s summary judgment win, holding that the company did not act as a “functional fiduciary” under ERISA

Divane v. Northwestern University

March 21, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in Seventh Circuit regarding the appropriate pleading standard for ERISA cases and the broad discretion to which ERISA fiduciaries are entitled