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Frederick A. Brodie Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

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Appellate Division review *

USA - May 3 2012
While closing out a dry month bereft of the storied April showers, we observe that last year, in contrast, was New York City’s wettest year on record.

Co-authors: The Honorable E. Leo Milonas.


Upholding rights and freedoms, both traditional and novel *

USA - July 19 2011
Yesterday was Bastille Day.

Co-authors: The Honorable E. Leo Milonas.


Supreme Court retools ERISA remedies for misleading summary plan descriptions *

USA - June 8 2011
On May 16, 2011, the Supreme Court in CIGNA Corp. v. Amara held that ERISA section 502(a)(1)(B) does not give a court authority to change the terms of a pension plan due to a misleading summary plan description ("SPD"), or to enforce the terms of an SPD as if it were part of the plan.

Co-authors: Susan P. Serota, Kathleen D. Bardunias, John J. Battaglia.


401(k) plan fiduciaries face claims over mutual fund fees *

USA - December 10 2009
A rift among federal appellate courts has been opened by three decisions this year, including two in recent weeks, over whether the fees charged by mutual funds and the funds’ revenue-sharing arrangements give rise to claims by 401(k) plan participants for breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).

Co-authors: Susan P. Serota, Shawn P. Thomas.


Supreme Court toughens federal pleading standards *

USA - May 19 2009
Will a “barebones” complaint survive a motion to dismiss in federal court?

Co-authors: Shawn P. Thomas.


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