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Ninth Circuit Vacates Class Certification in 401(k) Fee Case, Holding District Court Failed to Rigorously Analyze Typicality and Adequate Representation While Affirming Plaintiffs’ Standing

Ninth Circuit Vacates Class Certification in 401(k) Fee Case, Holding District Court Failed to Rigorously Analyze Typicality and Adequate Representation While Affirming Plaintiffs’ Standing

In Munoz v. Alorica, Inc., No. 25-7359, 2026 WL 2199195 (9th Cir. July 30, 2026), former participants in the Alorica 401(K) Retirement Plan brought this action under ERISA on behalf…

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Northern District of California Applies ERISA Equitable Estoppel to Enforce Longstanding Misrepresentations of Pension Eligibility

In Woo v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc., No. 23-cv-05063, 2026 WL 194578 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 26, 2026), the Northern District of California granted judgment for a plan participant on…

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Eleventh Circuit Holds ERISA Arbitration Clause Unenforceable Where It Waives Plan-Wide Relief

In Williams v. Shapiro, No. 24-11192, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 3625999 (11th Cir. Dec. 15, 2025), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration, holding that an…

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of ERISA Fiduciary Breach Claims Against Genentech

In Wehner v. Genentech, Inc., No. 24-2630, 2025 WL 2505672 (9th Cir. Sept. 2, 2025), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of ERISA claims brought by a former Genentech employee…

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Second Circuit Narrows ERISA Fiduciary Mismanagement Claims But Revives Prohibited Transaction Theory

In Collins v. Ne. Grocery, Inc., No. 24-2339-CV, 2025 WL 2383710 (2d Cir. Aug. 18, 2025), the Second Circuit addressed a wide-ranging challenge brought by participants in the Northeast Grocery…

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Second Circuit Clarifies Article III Standing for ERISA 401(k) Mismanagement Claims

In Collins v. Ne. Grocery, Inc., No. 24-2339-CV, ---F.4th----, 2025 WL 2382948 (2d Cir. Aug. 18, 2025), the Second Circuit addressed the recurring question of when participants in a defined…

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