April 03, 2023
A spate of recent decisions declining to throw out suits from workers who said their retirement plans were saddled with excessive fees show how the U.S. Supreme Court's January 2022 decision in a case against Northwestern University is reverberating in federal benefits litigation, attorneys say.
December 16, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court gave states a green light to ban abortion and revived retirees' lawsuit against Northwestern University in two marquee decisions from a busy year in federal benefits litigation. Here, Law360 looks at these and other rulings from 2022 that employers and retirement plan administrators should take note of.
July 25, 2022
Workers at Northwestern University told the Seventh Circuit it should reject the school's attempts to toss their proposed class action claiming it mishandled their retirement savings, saying they weren't obligated to refute all potentially reasonable explanations for the plan's management.
June 17, 2022
A U.S. Supreme Court opinion reviving a federal benefits lawsuit against Northwestern University headlines a jam-packed first half of 2022 for Employee Retirement Income Security Act rulings.
June 02, 2022
Northwestern University workers urged the Seventh Circuit to reinstate their proposed class action accusing the school of mishandling their retirement savings, saying the case — which the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the appeals court to reevaluate — is up to snuff under current high court standards.
January 25, 2022
Plaintiff-side ERISA attorneys notched a win Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to revive a proposed class action challenging Northwestern University's handling of its retirement plan, but the unanimous ruling leaves open questions that have attorneys on both sides of the bar wanting more.
January 24, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court revived a proposed class action Monday from Northwestern University workers who accused the school of violating federal law by saddling their retirement plan with high fees and poor investments, saying the fact that workers could choose their investments didn't bar their suit.
January 03, 2022
Benefits attorneys will be waiting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court revives a suit against Northwestern University, and wondering whether the high court will weigh in on cases involving California's state-run retirement program and pharmacy benefit managers' latitude in setting drug prices. Here, Law360 previews six ERISA cases, at the high court and below, to watch in the coming year.
December 06, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about reviving Northwestern University workers' proposed class action accusing the school of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by saddling their retirement plan with high administrative fees and poorly performing investments.
December 03, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear its final cases of 2021 this week before the winter recess, including a potential landmark case on whether states can deny taxpayer funds to religious schools and another that has the world of ERISA lawyers on the edge of its seat. Here, Law360 breaks down the cases to watch this week.