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A year ago, as the SPAC wave continued to build, we wrote that lawsuits challenging de-SPAC transactions would likely pose a question that had thus far received little attention from courts or commentators: is a de-SPAC...more
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has awarded the Sentry Equipment & Erectors Inc. Employee Store Ownership Plan (the ESOP) $6.5 million for the ESOP's overpayment for the founding shareholder's 52...more
On January 15, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit considered whether certain plan documents allowed UnitedHealth Group Inc. and affiliates (“United”) to engage in a practice known as “cross-plan...more
A recent Eighth Circuit decision regarding “cross-plan offsetting” serves as an important reminder of how ERISA’s fiduciary duties impact both employers and fiduciaries who handle claims. The case involved the common...more
On the heels of a recent settlement agreement with an institutional employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) trustee, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and individual trustee James F. Joyner III (Joyner) entered into a...more