On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that dealt a blow to benefit plan fiduciaries nationwide. The Court unanimously held in Cunningham v. Cornell University that a plaintiff asserting that a plan and...more
4/25/2025
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Cunningham v Cornell University ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Pleadings ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Retirement Plan ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement
The Second Circuit recently considered for the first time whether the equitable remedy of reformation was available under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) where a court determined that the written terms of...more
1/31/2020
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Duty ,
CIGNA v Amara ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Contract Terms ,
Discovery ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equitable Reformation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
PricewaterhouseCoopers ,
Remand ,
Retirement Plan ,
Statutory Violations