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Religiously affiliated hospitals are exempt from ERISA
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held a plan maintained by a religiously affiliated organization qualifies as a church plan, regardless of who established it.
Judge denies motion to dismiss lawsuit by Chimes’ health plan administrator
A federal judge Monday denied a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit against Chimes International Ltd. alleging the Baltimore-based nonprofit breached its fiduciary duty as overseer of its employee health […]
Feds sue Chimes for ERISA violations; nonprofit denies allegations
Chimes International Ltd., a Baltimore-based nonprofit that provides job training to the disabled, breached its fiduciary duty as overseer of its employee health plan, which was a cash cow for the plan’s administrators and an inappropriate source of donations to Chimes, the federal government alleges in a lawsuit.
Supreme Court takes up fiduciary duty
Seeking to resolve a rather lopsided circuit split, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seem poised to support a requirement that employees alleging breach of fiduciary duty overcome a pleading-stage presumption that employee stock plan fiduciaries acted with prudence.
Supreme Court: ERISA plan trumps equitable principles
A federal court should not have applied equitable principles to rewrite contractual language in an ERISA plan it deemed unfair, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Do equitable principles apply to ERISA plans?
When an accident victim’s medical expenses are covered by an ERISA plan, and the victim goes on to win a tort suit for his injuries, who foots the attorney’s bill?
O.C. chamber can’t claim inability to pay, appeals court holds
Employers cannot get out of paying attorneys’ fees in a wage payment dispute by claiming they can’t afford it, the Court of Special Appeals has held. The decision revived the […]
Harnett joins Silberstein Insurance Group as VP
Robert C. Harnett has joined Silberstein Insurance Group as vice president. Harnett will be responsible for management and delivery of SIG’s products and services to middle- and large-market clients. Harnett […]
Proposed federal rule would revise definition of ERISA fiduciary
The Department of Labor says it will re-propose a rule to revise the definition of fiduciary in regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The rule would amend a […]
Law digest: 4/4/11
MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Civil Procedure, Joinder: The trial court, in a prior wrongful death action brought by decedent’s widow and children from second marriage, could not approve a settlement […]
Opinions – U.S. District Court, Maryland: 4/4/11
Criminal Procedure Grand jury instructions BOTTOM LINE: Where grand jury was improperly instructed that the acting-on-advice-of-counsel defense was irrelevant at the charging stage of the proceeding, there was grave doubt […]
Supreme Court considers ERISA reliance standard
WASHINGTON — If a summary of pension-plan benefits fails to notify employees of a benefit reduction, what relief can those employees seek? And must they prove detrimental reliance? Those were […]
