Rulings, filings, and settlements of interest *

USA - April 16 2013
In United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Mfg. Energy, Allied Indus. & Serv. Workers Int'l Union v. Cookson Am., Inc., No. 12-1032-cv, 2013 WL…

Co-authors: Amy Covert, Howard Shapiro, Myron D Rumeld, Stacey Cole Cerrone, Robert Rachal.

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U.S. Supreme Court rules that plan terms trump equitable defenses *

USA - April 16 2013
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen in which the Court unanimously ruled that a clearly drafted…

Co-authors: Myron D Rumeld.

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Second Circuit compels individual arbitration *

USA - March 21 2013
The Second Circuit ruled today in Parisi v. Goldman, Sachs & Co. that a plaintiff was required to arbitrate her Title VII claim even though it would…

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Clear the confusion to ensure ERISA plan exhaustion *

USA - March 18 2013
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently joined the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eleventh Circuits in concluding that…

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Second Circuit: deferential standard applies without notice to participants & reimbursement claims are equitable relief *

USA - March 14 2013
Yesterday, the Second Circuit ruled on two important issues of note for ERISA plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries. In Thurber v. Aetna Life Insurance…

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