ERISA Litigation

The firm files actions on behalf of retirees and their retirement plans against plan fiduciaries who breach their duties of loyalty, candor and care to participants and their plans. These actions are brought under the federal labor laws which protect retirees from losses arising from fiduciary misconduct. Some of the cases in which the firm has obtained benefits on behalf of retirees include:

In re RCN Corp. ERISA Litigation, where the firm served as Co-Lead Counsel on behalf of a class of plan participants in the RCN 401(k) retirement plan and recovered $5.375 million on behalf of the class for violations of the federal labor laws.

Dickerson v. Feldman, et al., where the firm served as Co-Lead Counsel on behalf of plan participants in the Solutia Inc. 401(k) retirement plan and recovered $4.5 million in cash and a bankruptcy estate claim valued at $6.65 million on behalf of the class for violations of the federal labor laws.

In re Ferro Corp. ERISA Litigation, where the firm served as Co-Lead Counsel on behalf of a class of participants in the Ferro 401(k) retirement plan and recovered $4 million on behalf of the class for violations of the federal labor laws.

Mellott v. ChoicePoint Inc., where the firm served as Co-Lead Counsel on behalf of a class of participants in the ChoicePoint Inc. 401(k) retirement plan and obtained numerous therapeutic governance changes to the plan's administration.

Francis v. Comerica Inc., where the firm served as Co-Lead Counsel on behalf of a class of participants in the Comerica 401(k) retirement plan and recovered over $2 million on behalf of the class for violations of the federal labor laws.