January 28, 2026
The Third Circuit on Wednesday pressed attorneys defending Quest Diagnostics Inc.'s pretrial defeat of a proposed class action from workers who alleged that their 401(k) savings were drained by underperforming investment funds, spotlighting the parties' disagreement over whether the lab company followed its own investment policy statement.
January 23, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to take up a suit challenging target-date fund offerings in two Intel employee 401(k) plans gives benefits attorneys hope that clarity is coming on whether meaningful benchmarks are required to plead that investment underperformance breached fiduciary duties under federal benefits law.
January 23, 2026
The Third Circuit's January lineup will find Citizens Bank and Quest Diagnostics attempting to fight off bids from former employees to revive suits over their compensation.
January 09, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court will zero in on the methodology for assessing liability for pulling out of a multi-employer pension fund, and the circuit courts will hear bids to revive suits over alleged 401(k) mismanagement and deferred compensation. Here, Law360 looks at a quartet of oral arguments coming up in January.
December 05, 2024
Ex-workers for Quest Diagnostics Inc. urged the Third Circuit to revive their suit alleging mismanagement of their $5 billion 401(k) retirement plan, arguing a lower court shouldn't have handed Quest an early win on claims the company failed to properly monitor investment offerings.