Employer Stock Litigation
Company Stock Litigation | ERISA Litigation | Services and Industries
We have built an experience base that includes every nuance of defending against challenges to the prudence of company stock as an investment option in a 401(k ...
ESOP and 401(k) Plan Employer Stock Litigation Review 1990-2024
This 132-page 8.5 x 11" publication briefly summarizes decisions in ESOP and 401(k) company stock cases from 1990 through June 2024.
Employee Stock Ownership Plans - ESOP Litigation
Our ESOP Litigation Team provides plan sponsors custom solutions that facilitate ERISA compliance while also keeping in mind their business objectives and ...
ESOP Litigation - Trucker Huss
ESOPs are frequently used as a means of corporate succession – they are formed to purchase the stock of a company's founders. An active plaintiffs' bar – and ...
Employer Stock Fund Litigation
The Second Circuit reinstated a claim for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA brought by participants in IBM's 401(k) plan who suffered losses from their ...
How to Deal with Employee Stock Disputes upon Termination
Resolving stock disputes with an employer can be incredibly challenging and is best left to a legal professional. If you are contemplating quitting or you ...
Single Stock Fund Litigation: A Growing Circuit Court Split
Plan fiduciaries in these circumstances have been the target of class action lawsuits alleging that they breached their fiduciary duties both by liquidating a ...
Stock Plan Cash Holding Suits Tee Up Questions of Funds' Purpose
A handful of new lawsuits challenging employee stock ownership plans with significant cash holdings could force courts to grapple with the differences.
Employer Stock Litigation - Beneficially Yours
Synopsis: ERISA stock-drop litigation has diminished in recent years due to the Supreme Court's Dudenhoeffer decision (and a rising stock market). Now, the ...
It is very common for plan sponsors that offer company stock as an investment option to have a high-risk profile for com- pany stock litigation. A sharp ...
ESOP Litigation Information | Keller Rohrback Complex Litigation
An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a tax-qualified defined contribution employee benefit plan intended to invest primarily in the stock of the ESOP ...
Valuation of Stock Options: Assessing the Risks to Employers When ...
The holding that stock options are not wages is good news for employers. It means that damages in a suit for breach of a stock option agreement generally will ...
Bloomberg Law, ERISA Litigation, Chapter Forty-One. Fiduciary ...
There has been substantial ERISA fiduciary litigation challenging eligible individual account plan investments in employer stock. One strand, which has ...
Employee Retirement Income Security Act stock drop litigation - IRMI
Employee Retirement Income Security Act stock drop litigation is a lawsuit brought against corporate directors and officers and trustees of corporate 401(k) ...
Don't Lose Your Promised Equity Employee Stock Disputes Are On ...
Employee disputes regarding stock options and equity agreements are on the rise. In one example, an employee recently sued his employer ...
Recent Lawsuit Highlights a Potential Equity Compensation Trap
Stock options are a popular form of compensation, but they can be tricky. Dan Morgan of Blank Rome LLP takes a look at a recently filed ...
Reducing Fiduciary Risk When Offering Company Stock in Qualified ...
These lawsuits have accused plan sponsors of a host of violations, including failing to disclose adverse information about the company's stock, misleading ...
ESOPs, Stock-Drop Litigation and Jander - Ohio State Bar Association
Over the past few decades ERISA has found itself in the crosshairs of the nation's most contentious employee benefit plan litigation ranging ...
Taking stock of company stock—and its risks—in a 401(k) plan
Longer answer: The fiduciary and investment risk associated with company stock can lead to lawsuits. History tells us so. The Vanguard ...
2021 ERISA Litigation and Significant Issues in Litigation
Calendar Year 2021. Table of Contents. Employer Stock; Financing the Employer. Collection of Plan Contributions and Loan Repayments; Insurance Rebates ...