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SCOTUS: Ruling clarifies calculation of ERISA withdrawal liability
The Supreme Court ruled ERISA allows post-measurement actuarial assumptions in calculating multiemployer pension withdrawal liability.
Supreme Court refines pleading standard in ERISA cases
The U.S. Supreme Court rules ERISA plaintiffs don’t need to plead exemptions under §1108, reversing 2nd Circuit in Cunningham v. Cornell University.
Missouri’s ERISA pioneers take on the Supreme Court (again)
Jerry Schlichter has been referred to as “the Lone Ranger of the 401(k)s” for his pioneering work on ERISA litigation. Now, he and his firm are once again representing workers in a landmark Supreme Court case.
ERISA 2025: Preparing for a litany of litigation and a new administration
The Employment Retirement Income Security Act confuses even the most experienced employment attorneys and Missouri lawyers should prepare themselves for a wave of litigation as we enter 2025.
Court revives ERISA suit against Washington University
A federal appeals court has revived part a suit in which employees of Washington University in St. Louis alleged the university mismanaged their retirement savings plan.
Civil Practice: ERISA-Religious Exemption-Jurisdiction
Where a nurse challenged the ERISA plan of her religiously affiliated hospital employer as underfunded and in violation of the law, and the district court dismissed the case for lack […]
Civil Practice: Standing-Injury in Fact-ERISA
Where appellants filed an action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 claiming that an insurer abused its discretion by partially denying their claim for air ambulance benefits […]
Civil Practice: ERISA-Duty of Prudence-Sufficiency of Allegations
Where plaintiffs in an ERISA action failed to plead a plausible breach of prudence by the trustee defendants, the district court properly dismissed the plaintiffs’ duty-to-monitor claims because the claims […]
Civil Practice: ERISA-Collective Bargaining Agreements-Costs
Where trustees of three employee benefit funds sued a corporation, its affiliates and an owner in a dispute regarding alleged breaches of the collective bargaining agreements, the trustees did not […]
Civil Practice: Fiduciary-ERISA
Where plaintiff, who invested in an ERISA plan, argued that a service provider to the plan violated ERISA, the district court erred in finding that the provider was not a […]
Civil Practice: Class Action-Settlement Agreement-ERISA
Where in an ERISA class action an objector challenged the certification of a settlement class and the approval of the settlement agreement, the plaintiffs had standing to bring the class […]
Insurance: ERISA-Denial of Benefits-Discretionary Power
Plaintiff appealed from the adverse grant of summary judgment in her ERISA claim arising from the denial of benefits. Where the plan reserved discretionary power to construe terms or make […]
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