August 07, 2026
The Ninth Circuit rejected a fund manager's bid to force arbitration in a 401(k) suit, a district court tossed a pension de-risking suit and the D.C. Circuit unraveled a union pension fund's $13 million withdrawal liability win.
July 30, 2026
A split Ninth Circuit panel refused Thursday to force individual arbitration of a former asset management company worker's proposed class action alleging 401(k) self-dealing, ruling that an arbitration provision in retirement plan documents was unenforceable because it sought to nullify rights guaranteed by federal benefits law.
August 01, 2025
The Ninth and Eleventh circuits in August will hear from employers fighting trial court decisions refusing to kick proposed class actions alleging ERISA violations into individual arbitration. Here's a look at four coming oral argument sessions that should be on benefits lawyers' radar.
May 23, 2025
A Los Angeles-based investment management company urged the Ninth Circuit to force individual arbitration of an ex-worker's proposed class action alleging 401(k) mismanagement, arguing a lower court incorrectly concluded an arbitration provision in employees' retirement plan wasn't enforceable because it waived statutory rights under federal benefits law.
April 01, 2025
An employee retirement plan participant urged the Ninth Circuit to keep in court her proposed class action alleging 401(k) mismanagement by The Capital Group Cos., arguing a lower court correctly blocked an arbitration provision in the plan that waived statutory rights under federal benefits law.