Hiring 3(38) investment managers can reduce employers’ exposure to claims tied to investment performance, but they still need ...

In the world of ERISA litigation, process often trumps perfection. That was the story in Waldner v. Natixis, where a federal judge dismissed claims that Natixis and its plan committee acted disloyally ...

Welcome to Goodwin’s ERISA Litigation Update. Litigation involving ERISA-governed benefits plans has exploded in recent years. Lawyers in our award-winning ERISA Litigation practice have extensive ...

An analysis of tobacco surcharge litigation under wellness programs governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), highlighting challenges to the surcharges’ legality by ...

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide ...

Plaintiffs allege that GWA’s 401(k) strategy was extremely risky and egregious, and its retirement plan was 100% invested in its own hedge fund strategies. A federal judge in Connecticut approved a $7 ...

Three former Morgan Stanley financial advisers are suing the Labor Department over its ERISA advisory opinion, which they ...

As health plan sponsors prepare for 2026 open enrollment, they face familiar concerns of rising claims trends and labor costs, while also confronting new ERISA litigation risks tied to pharmacy ...

Three financial advisors claim that the DOL violated its own internal procedures to issue an advisory opinion resolving a key ...

ERISA court rulings have been inconsistent on the same fiduciary issues. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily ...