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ERISA Litigation |
Overview
In recent years, the number of employee benefits and ERISA cases filed against employers has increased sharply, with the trend likely to continue. Recent economic and political news stories have focused intense scrutiny on employee benefits issues. High-profile cases involving pensioners and company stock have stimulated the interest of plaintiffs' attorneys. Meanwhile, businesses are working to adapt employee retirement and employee welfare plans to the needs of the modern work force.
Our attorneys represent employers, plan administrators and plan fiduciaries in all facets of employee benefits and ERISA litigation. We have defended ERISA cases filed on behalf of individual plaintiffs as well as class action cases on a range of subjects including:
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Lawsuits for benefits under employee pension plans;
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Lawsuits under disability benefits plans, severance plans and other employee welfare plans;
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Claims for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA;
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Other statutory claims under ERISA, such as COBRA claims, benefits interference claims, and claims for breach of ERISA’s participant disclosure rules; and
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Claims for contributions or withdrawal liability by multi-employer benefit trust funds.
We also represent clients in administrative proceedings and litigation to obtain tax and ERISA rulings in response to IRS, DOL and other government audits and investigations as well as compliance issues faced under voluntary government programs.
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