WASHINGTON, DC – November 15, 2022 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) yesterday continued its vigorous efforts to defeat recent boilerplate lawsuits targeting 401(k) plan sponsors that offered a particular suite of target-date mutual funds (TDFs), filing an amicus brief in support of CMFG Life Insurance (W.D. Wis.).
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The ERISA Industry Committee Again Pushes to Defeat Nuisance Lawsuits Against Employers Sponsoring 401(k) Plans with Amicus Brief Supporting Stanley Black & Decker
WASHINGTON, DC – November 14, 2022 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on Friday continued its vigorous efforts to defeat recent boilerplate lawsuits targeting 401(k) plan sponsors that offered a particular suite of target-date mutual funds (TDFs), filing an amicus brief in support of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
ERIC Legal Advocacy Update – Three Coalition Amicus Briefs Filed To Defeat 401(k) Fiduciary Breach Lawsuits Faced by Plan Sponsors
The ERISA Industry Committee Continues Efforts to Defeat Nuisance Lawsuits Against Employers Sponsoring 401(k) Plans with Amicus Brief Supporting Cisco Systems
WASHINGTON, DC – November 8, 2022 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) yesterday continued its effort to defeat a recent series of boilerplate lawsuits targeting 401(k) plan sponsors that offered a particular suite of target-date mutual funds (TDFs), filing an amicus brief in support of Cisco Systems, Inc.
The ERISA Industry Committee Urges Federal Appeals Court to Uphold Dismissal of Hindsight-Based 401(k) Fee Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, DC – November 7, 2022 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today continued its fight to defend employer plan sponsors from a growing wave of ERISA class-action complaints designed to extract costly and unjustified settlements from plans.
The ERISA Industry Committee Continues Effort to Defeat Nuisance Lawsuits Against Employers Sponsoring 401(k) Plans
WASHINGTON, DC – November 7, 2022 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today continued its effort to defeat recent boilerplate lawsuits targeting 401(k) plan sponsors that offered a particular suite of target-date mutual funds (TDFs), filing an amicus brief in another of these cases.
The ERISA Industry Committee Continues Legal Efforts to Defeat Nuisance Lawsuits Against Employers Sponsoring 401(k) Plans
WASHINGTON, DC – October 25, 2022 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) yesterday continued its campaign to defeat the recent lawsuits targeting 401(k) plan sponsors that offered a particular suite of target-date mutual funds (TDFs).
ERIC Files First in Series of Coalition Amicus Briefs to Defeat Nuisance Litigation Targeting Plan Sponsors that Offered BlackRock Target-Date Funds
The ERISA Industry Committee Files Amicus Brief to Defeat Nuisance Lawsuits Against Employers Sponsoring 401(k) Plans
WASHINGTON, October 17, 2022 – Joined by coalition partners, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today filed the first in a series of amicus briefs aimed at defeating a recent flurry of lawsuits against 401(k) plan sponsors that offered a particular suite of target-date mutual funds (TDFs).
ERIC v City of Seattle Reply Brief Filed with U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Cert Petition
ERIC filed our reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today in support of our legal challenge to the City of Seattle’s onerous hotel health care ordinance – Municipal Code (SMC) 14.28 – on ERISA preemption grounds. The filing also serves to rebut arguments made in Seattle’s recent opposition brief, which attempts to portray the costly City health care ordinance as a one-off wage law without broader legal implications.