Retirement Litigation Update: Jander v. IBM Amicus Brief

Yesterday, ERIC joined the US Chamber, SIFMA and the American Benefits Council in an amicus brief supporting IBM in the Second Circuit. As you may recall, we previously filed in this case in support of IBM’s petition for certiorari and at the merits stage in the Supreme Court.

ERISA Victory in Thole v. US Bank

Today the Supreme Court decided Thole v. U.S. Bank in favor of the U.S. Bank holding that the plaintiffs lacked standing since they would receive the same benefits whether they won or lost.

ERIC Files Amicus Brief in Thole v. U.S. Bank

ERIC has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in James J. Thole v. U.S. Bank N.A., asking the Court to uphold the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit’s decision that the plaintiffs did not have the legal right to sue and the statute of limitations had run out on the ERISA claims.