The Plan Benefits Security Division (PBS) protects the rights of America's workers and retirees to their pension, health and other employment-related benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) through federal district court enforcement litigation, appellate and amicus curiae litigation, and advice and opinions with respect to statutory changes, ERISA regulations, sub-regulatory guidance, and interpretations of ERISA issued by the Secretary of Labor. Under ERISA, the Secretary is responsible to protect the participants and beneficiaries of over 650,000 retirement plans and approximately 2.3 million health and welfare plans and their interests in the over $8.7 trillion in assets held by those plans. In carrying out its mission, the Division's enforcement efforts, appellate and amicus practice, and regulatory and advice work cover the full range of ERISA issues. A few major areas include:
- The fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA, which require persons who manage ERISA-covered retirement and healthcare plans to adhere to a high fiduciary standard of prudence and undivided loyalty to the participants and beneficiaries in managing plans and their assets;
- The prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA, which bar certain transactions between an employee benefit plan and related persons or entities that are inherently subject to abuse and prohibit fiduciaries from self-dealing with plan assets and receiving kickbacks;
- Healthcare provisions of ERISA, which ensure health benefits plans abide by certain standards and provide certain benefits, including those required by the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) which became part of ERISA;
- The claims procedure regulations of ERISA, which govern the process fiduciaries must undertake to ensure full and fair review of plan participants' claims for benefits;
- Anti-retaliation provision of ERISA, which protects whistleblowers and employees who exercise their rights under ERISA from retaliation by their employers;
- Reporting provisions of ERISA, which require benefit plans to file annual public reports in an effort to create transparency for plan participants and beneficiaries about their plans' assets and recent actions;
Our client agency is the Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA). For more details about the work of the Division, please see the "What We Do" section below.
Accomplishments
- Successfully litigated and recovered over $200 million dollars on behalf of the employees of Enron who lost their retirement savings because their retirement plan had invested in Enron stock (in cooperation with other governmental agencies and private lawyers) (Enron opinion, press release);
- Successfully litigated and recovered over $250 million on behalf of employees who lost their retirement savings because their investment managers had invested with Bernard Madoff (in cooperation with private attorneys and other governmental agencies) (Ivy Asset Management press release; Austin press release);
- Successfully litigated and recovered millions of dollars for employees whose pension plans overpaid for their employers' stock while also establishing standards for fiduciaries who oversee employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions (Bruister opinion, brief; Sierra Aluminum press release);
- Successfully investigated and recovered $84 million for the benefit of employee benefit plan customers whose foreign exchange trades were generally prices at or near the worst exchange rates at which currencies had traded in the market. (The Bank of New York Mellon press release);
- Successfully used the amicus program to advocate for monetary remedies for plan participants hurt by fiduciary breaches, which culminated in a favorable Supreme Court decision (CIGNA v. Amara) and afterwards in numerous favorable circuit court decisions (Silva opinion, brief; Kenseth opinion, brief; McCravey opinion, brief; Geralds opinion, brief);
- Successfully used the amicus program to file briefs arguing against a presumption that shielded fiduciaries from liability for imprudently investing pension savings into their own companies' stock, which culminated in a favorable decision by the Supreme Court rejecting the rule. (Dudenhoeffer opinion, brief).
- Provided extensive legal advice and drafting assistance in major rulemakings that, for example:
- Developed the Conflict of Interest rule which requires fiduciaries to provide investment advice that is in the best interest of the consumers, and successfully helped defend this rule from several legal challenges (NAFA opinion, brief; Market Synergy opinion, brief).
- Developed the rules that require investment managers to disclose their fees included in the investment products that they sell to retirement plans and retirees;
- Developed guidance on changes to healthcare coverage in employee healthcare and disability plans as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the procedures for processing claims for disability and insurance market reforms
- Strengthened the current claims procedure for disability claims, including that (1) decision makers be independent and impartial; (2) the plan fully explains reasons for denial of claim; (3) claimants have access to their entire claim file and are allowed to present evidence and testimony; and (4) claimants have an opportunity to respond to any new adverse evidence or rationales for a denial;
What We Do
The Division's attorneys handle:
Federal Trial Court Litigation
- Preparing and filing complaints and conducting discovery, motions practice, and trials in U.S. District Court ERISA enforcement actions throughout the nation, which recover monetary losses caused by ERISA violations and obtain other monetary relief and significant injunctive relief for plans and their participants and beneficiaries;
- Participating in settlement negotiations and formal mediation conferences, often involving multiple parties and insurers; and
- Providing legal advice to EBSA in their investigations before filing suit to assist EBSA in building viable cases, conducting administrative depositions, and enforcing subpoenas for documents.
Federal Appellate and Amicus Litigation
- Briefing and arguing all appeals before U.S. Courts of Appeals arising from ERISA enforcement litigation;
- Preparing recommendations to the U.S. Solicitor General for amicus participation, writing amicus briefs, and presenting oral argument in in the U.S. Courts of Appeals in ERISA cases brought by private parties which involve important and difficult legal issues of interest to the Secretary (see links to briefs below); and
- Preparing draft briefs, participating in moot courts, and providing legal assistance to the U. S. Solicitor General's Office when the United States is filing a brief and arguing in an ERISA case before the Supreme Court.
Administration Litigation
- Litigating actions before Administrative Law Judges to recover penalties from plan administrators who fail to comply with ERISA's reporting obligations and administrative appeals in these actions.
Regulations, Opinions and Advice
- Reviewing all regulations, sub-regulatory guidance, and interpretations proposed by EBSA and providing legal advice and assistance in drafting those proposals to protect them from potential legal challenges;
- Reviewing or assisting in the drafting of proposed legislation and Congressional testimony that implicate employee benefits laws;
- Providing legal advice on a variety of issues related to employee benefits laws, such as:
- Agency policies;
- Enforcement initiatives;
- Internal guidance to investigators, and
- Materials for employees, their beneficiaries, employers, fiduciaries, and those who serve plans to assist them in understanding their rights and responsibilities under ERISA.
Division staff attorneys generally engage in all the functions of the Division, though staff attorneys primarily focus on either litigation or regulatory work. They receive individual or team assignments from the Division's supervisory counsels, senior attorneys in the Division, and sometimes directly from the Associate or Deputy Associate Solicitor. Trial and appellate court litigation require travel as dictated by the demands in each case.
ERISA Litigation and Significant Issues in Litigation
Summaries of SOL's federal court ERISA cases pending during the past year can be found at 2022 ERISA Litigation and Significant Issues in Litigation.
DOL Agencies Supported
Law Student Internship Program
The Plan Benefits Security Division may select law student interns throughout the school year and over the summer. For more information, please contact the Division.
Contact Information
200 Constitution Ave NW Room N-4611 Washington, DC 20210 | 202-693-5600 202-693-5610 (fax) |
Associate Solicitor | Wayne R. Berry |
Deputy Associate Solicitor | Stephanie Lewis |
Counsel for Appellate and Special Litigation | Jeffrey M. Hahn |
Counsels for Health Investigations and Compliance (Acting) | Geoffrey Forney Christine Han |
Counsels for Litigation (Acting) | Blair Byrum Geoffrey Forney |
Counsel for Litigation | Vacant |
Counsels for Regulation | Megan Hansen Melissa Moore |
Administrative Officer | Derrick R. Manning, Sr. |
PUBLISHED LEGAL BRIEFS:
Case Name | Brief Type | File Date |
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Knight v. IBM Corp. | Amicus Brief | 08/23/2024 |
Tiara Yachts, Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | Amicus Brief | 06/12/2024 |
Bolton v. Inland Fresh Seafood Corp. of America, Inc. | Amicus Brief | 05/22/2024 |
Su v. Fernandez | Amicus Brief | 02/29/2024 |
Platt v. Sodexo, N.A., et al. | Amicus Brief | 02/29/2024 |
Parker v. Tenneco, Inc., et al. | Amicus Brief | 12/20/2023 |
Vellali v. Yale University, et al. | Amicus Brief | 12/19/2023 |
Coleman v. Brozen et al. | Amicus Brief | 11/16/2023 |
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Mulready | Amicus Brief | 04/10/2023 |
Wit v. United Behavioral Health | Amicus Brief | 03/20/2023 |
Markham v. Variable Annuity Life | Amicus Brief | 02/23/2023 |
Pizarro v. Home Depot, Inc. | Amicus Brief | 02/10/2023 |
Martin Walsh v. Brian Bowers, et al | Amicus Brief | 09/19/2022 |
Massachusetts Laborers' Health & Welfare Fund v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | Amicus Brief | 09/14/2022 |
Harrison v. Envision Management Holding Inc., Board of Directors, et al | Amicus Brief | 09/07/2022 |
Cedeno v. Argent Trust Company | Amicus Brief | 06/10/2022 |
DOE 1 v. EXPRESS SCRIPTS | Amicus Brief | 05/24/2022 |
Winsor et al. v. Sequoia Benefits and Insurance Services, LLC, et al. | Amicus Brief | 03/16/2022 |
D.K. v United Behavioral Health | Amicus Brief | 02/23/2022 |
Walsh v. Alight LLC | Response Brief | 02/18/2022 |
Skelton v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company | Amicus Brief | 12/06/2021 |
Gannett v. Quatrone | Amicus Brief | 11/09/2021 |
McQuillin v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | Amicus Brief | 10/05/2021 |
Shields v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company | Amicus Brief | 09/22/2021 |
Gimeno v. NCHMD, Inc., et al. | Amicus Brief | 09/14/2021 |
Bafford v. Northrop Grumman Corp. | Amicus Brief | 06/28/2021 |
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, et. al. v. Laurent | Amicus Brief | 05/24/2021 |
Hughes v. Northwestern | Amicus Brief | 05/21/2021 |
Wit et al v. United Behavioral Health | Amicus Brief | 05/19/2021 |
Sheet Metal Workers' Health and Welfare Fund of North Carolina v. Michael A. DeMayo, LLPLaw Office of | Amicus Brief | 04/09/2021 |
Scalia v. Vinoskey | Response Brief | 11/17/2020 |
N.R. v. Raytheon | Amicus Brief | 10/07/2020 |
Ovist v. Unum Life Ins. Co. | Amicus Brief | 08/21/2020 |
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, et al. v. The California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, et al. | Amicus Brief | 06/19/2020 |
SCALIA v. WPN, et. al. | Amicus Brief | 05/08/2020 |
SCALIA v. WPN, et. al. | Opening Brief | 03/18/2020 |
CUNNINGHAM v. WAWA | Amicus Brief | 12/11/2019 |
RUTLEDGE v. PHARMACUETICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOC. | Amicus Brief | 12/10/2019 |
RUTLEDGE v. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOC. | Amicus Brief | 12/01/2019 |
RETIREMENT PLANS COMMITTEE OF IBM, et al., v. JANDER, et al. | Amicus Brief | 08/01/2019 |
Vigeant v Meek | Amicus Brief | 02/26/2019 |
IVAN MITCHELL, et al. v. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH DAKOTA, et al | Amicus Brief | 01/22/2019 |
SECRETARY OF LABOR v. BRAIN | Amicus Brief | 01/18/2019 |
Charles Guenther v. Lockheed Martin Corporation, et al. | Amicus Brief | 08/22/2018 |
Laurent, et al. v. PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, et al. | Amicus Brief | 08/15/2018 |
BRUNDLE v WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. | Amicus Brief | 07/23/2018 |
Richard J. KWASNY v. R. Alexander ACOSTA, Secretary Dept. of Labor | Response Brief | 05/07/2018 |
Rudel v. Hawaii Management Alliance Association | Amicus Brief | 04/16/2018 |
Acosta v. City National Corp. et al. | Response Brief | 02/05/2018 |
Malave v. Life Insurance Co. of North America | Amicus Brief | 02/01/2018 |
Springer v. Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan Total Care | Amicus Brief | 01/19/2018 |
Koresko v. Acosta, Secretary of Labor | Response Brief | 10/18/2017 |
Louis J. Peterson, DC v. United Health Group, Inc. | brief for the Secretary of Labor as amicus curaie in support of plaintiffs-appellees | 09/05/2017 |
Ariana M. v. Humana Health Plans of Texas, Inc. | brief for the United States as amicus curaie in support of plaintiff-appellant | 08/15/2017 |
Acosta v. Hutcheson | brief for the Security of Labor | 08/02/2017 |
Pearce v. Chrysler Group LLC Pension Plan | brief for the United States as amicus curaie in support of plaintiff-appellant | 07/28/2017 |
Sun Life v. Jackson | brief of the Secretary of Labor as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appelee for Affirmance | 07/12/2017 |
California Pacific Bank, et al., v. R. Alexander Acosta | brief for the Secretary of Labor | 06/23/2017 |
Brain v. Acosta | Secretary's Answering Brief | 06/23/2017 |
Acosta v. Preston, et al. | reply brief | 05/19/2017 |
U.S. Dept. of Labor v. Michael P. Harris | Appellee's brief | 04/19/2017 |
U.S. Department of Labor v. Preston, et al. | opening brief | 04/05/2017 |
Advocate Health Care Network et al., v. Maria Stapleton et al. | amicus curiae | 01/24/2017 |
Perez v. Mathias (In re Mathias) | amicus curiae, on petition for a Writ of Mandamus | 12/08/2016 |
Thrivent v. Perez | brief, Memorandum in Support of Defendants | 12/02/2016 |
Perez v. Preston, et al. | petition for interlocutory review | 12/02/2016 |
Donald and Harriet Van Loo v. Cajun Operating Company d/b/a Church's Chicken | Brief of the amicus curiae | 11/30/2016 |
James Thole v. U.S. Bank, National Association | amicus curiae brief, in support of appellant | 10/19/2016 |
Chamber v. Perez | brief, Memorandum in Support of Defendants | 10/07/2016 |
Perez v. Harris (In re Harris) | amicus brief | 09/30/2016 |
Tatum v. RJR Pension Investment Committee | amicus brief | 09/09/2016 |
Hitchcock v. Cumberland Univ. 403(b) DC Plan | amicus brief | 09/02/2016 |
Richard J. KWASNY v. Thomas Perez, Secretary Department of Labor | amicus brief | 08/10/2016 |
Market Synergy v. Perez | brief, Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion | 07/22/2016 |
Schoenfeld v. Perez | Response brief | 07/15/2016 |
NAFA v. Perez | brief, Memorandum in Support of Defendant | 07/11/2016 |
Solnin v. Sun Life and Health Insurance Company, Genworth Life and Health Insurance Company, GE Group Life Assurance Compnay, Phoenix Life Insurance Company | amicus brief | 06/19/2016 |
IN Re LORNA CLAUSE | amicus brief | 06/16/2016 |
Osberg v. Foot Locker, Inc. | Amicus brief | 05/24/2016 |
Trujillo v. Landmark Enterprises | Amicus brief | 05/06/2016 |
Severstal Wheeling, Inc. Retirement Committee, et al. v. WPN Corp., et al. | brief/ memorandym in Support of Motion | 3/15/2016 |
Whitley v. BP, p.l.c. | amicus curiae in support of plantiff-appellees | 3/11/2016 |
Allen v. GreatBanc Trust Company | amicus in support of appellants requesting reversal | 2/16/2016 |
Perez v. Koresko | brief of appellee Secretary of Labor | 2/10/2016 |
Smith v. AEGON Companies Pension Plan | amicus curaie | 11/25/2015 |
Perez v. Koresko | brief of appellee Secretary of Labor | 11/09/2015 |
McCulloch Orthopaedic Surgical v. United Healthcare Insurance Co | amicus curaie supporting plantiffs-appellants | 10/22/2015 |
Kelley et. al. v. Fidelity Fidelity Management Trust Company et. al. | amicus curaie supporting plantiffs-appellants | 09/21/2015 |
Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance co. | amicus curaie supporting petitioner | 09/04/2015 |
Kenneth Kirschenbaum, Chapter 7 Trustee of the Estate of Robert Plan Corp. v. United States Department of Labor | brief, for the respondent in opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari | 09/03/2015 |
Perez v. Doyle | brief, for the Secretary | 09/03/2015 |
Perez v. Bruister | brief, for the Secretary | 07/29/2015 |
Bond v. Marriott | amicus, supporting plantiffs-appellants | 05/28/2015 |
Barboza v. California Ass'n of Professional Firefighters | amicus, in support of plantiff-appellant for panel rehearing | 05/22/2015 |
McCaffree Financial Corp. v. Principal Life Insruance Co. | amicus in support of plantiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 04/08/2015 |
Fontaine v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee | 10/15/2014 |
Robert Plan Corporation, Kenneth Kirschenbaum v. United States Department of Labor | brief for the United States Department of Labor | 10/07/2014 |
Gabriel v. Alaska Electrical Pension Fund | amicus, in support of petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc | 07/28/2014 |
Secretary, Department of Labor v. Koresko | brief for the Secretary of Labor | 06/27/2014 |
Santomenno v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company | amicus, corrected, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 05/28/2014 |
New York State Psychiatric Association, Inc. v. UnitedHealth Group | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 04/28/2014 |
Harrison v. Wells Fargo Bank | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant | 03/31/2014 |
Fulghum v. Embarq Corporation | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants urging reversal and remand | 12/18/2013 |
Julie Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co., et al. | amicus curaie, supporting plantiffs-appellants | 12/16/2013 |
Hi-Lex Controls Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | amicus, in support of appellees | 12/10/2013 |
Amara v. Cigna Corporation | amicus, supporting cross-appellees and requesting affirmance on the cross-appeal | 11/19/2013 |
North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co., Limited v. Cigna Healthcare | amicus,in support of plaintiffs-appellants, and requesting reversal | 10-30-2013 |
Schoenfeld v. Perez | brief for the Secretary of Labor | 10-25-2013 |
Gates v. UnitedHealth Group Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal | 09-19-2013 |
Silva v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Savvis Communication Corp. | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant | 08-13-2013 |
Smith v. Aegon Companies Pension Plan | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant and urging reversal | 08-12-2013 |
Sexton v. Panel Processing, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant urging reversal and remand | 07-19-2013 |
Tiblier v. Dlabal | amicus, supporting appellants | 07-19-2013 |
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Donegan | amicus, in support of defendant-appellee requesting affirmance | 07-03-2013 |
Tatum v. R.J Reynolds Tobacco Company | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and urging reversal | 06-25-2013 |
Tussey v. ABB, Inc. | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellees | 06-17-2013 |
Spindex Physical Therapy Usa, Inc. v. United Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 06-05-2013 |
Osberg v. Foot Locker, Inc. and Foot Locker Retirement Plan | amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal | 05-24-2013 |
Fuller v. Suntrust Banks, Inc. | in support of plaintiff-appellant | 03-12-2013 |
David v. Alphin | amicus, in support of petition for rehearing en banc or panel rehearing | 02-28-2013 |
Halo v. Yale Health Plan, Director of Benefits and Records, Yale University | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant | 01-31-2013 |
Fish v. Greatbanc Trust Company | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants | 01-29-2013 |
Tri3 Enterprises, LLC. v. Aetna, Inc. | amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant | 11-30-2012 |
Gearlds v. Entergy Services, Inc. | amicus, in support of appellant | 09-04-2012 |
Arendt v. Solis | on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | 08-16-2012 |
Kopp v. Klein | amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant | 08-15-2012 |
Pacific Shores Hospital v. United Behavioral Health and Wells Fargo and Company Health Plan | amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellant's | 08-13-2012 |
Access Mediquip L.L.C. v. UnitedHealthCare Insurance Company | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant | 07-11-2012 |
U.S. Airways, Inc. v. James E. McCutchen, et al. | amicus curiae | 06-25-2012 |
Leimkuehler v. American United Life Insurance Corp. | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant urging reversal and remand | 06-01-2012 |
White v. Marshal and Ilsley Corp. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting affirmance in part and reversal in part | 05/30/2012 |
Mozingo v. Trend Personnel Services | amicus, in support of neither party | 05/24/2012 |
Frommert v. Conkright | amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal | 05/11/2012 |
Barboza v. California Association of Firefighters | amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant | 02/07/2012 |
In Re: Lehman Brothers Erisa Litigation | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants requesting reversal | 01/11/2012 |
In Re: Beacon Securities Litigation | amicus, in support of plaintiffs' motion for class certification | 01/09/2012 |
David v. Alphin | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants urging reversal | 12/28/2011 |
George v. Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant | 12/16/2011 |
In Re: Citigroup Erisa Litigation | amicus, in support of appellants' petition for panel rehearing | 12/06/2011 |
Schultz v. Avial | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants' petition for hearing en banc | 11/18/2011 |
United Airlines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Association, International | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees | 10/03/2011 |
Santomenno v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company | amicus, in support of appellants and requesting reversal | 09/30/2011 |
Debbie McCravy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | amicus, supplemental, supporting plaintiff-appellant on panel rehearing | 09/28/2011 |
Amara v. Cigna Corporation | amicus | 09/22/2011 |
Donne v. Hardt | amicus, in response to court order | 07/19/2011 |
Fisch v. Suntrust Banks, Inc. | amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellees | 08/12/2011 |
Fisch v. Suntrust Banks, Inc. | amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellants | 07/15/2011 |
Dudenhoeffer v. Fifth Third Bancorp | amicus, in support of appellants | 07/14/2011 |
Griffin v. Flagstar Bankorp, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 06/30/2011 |
Kenseth v. Dean Health Plans, Inc. | amicus, in support of reversal | 06/13/2011 |
Debbie McCravy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | amicus, in support of petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc | 05/31/2011 |
Tibble v. Edison International | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants | 05/25/2011 |
Taylor v. KeyCorp | amicus, supporting plaintiff-cross-appellee | 05/20/2011 |
Fossen v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants | 02/18/2011 |
Faber v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. | amicus, letter in response to the court's invitation | 02/17/2011 |
Secretary of Labor v. Holloway and Doyle | on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | 02/16/2011 |
Pfeil v. State Street Bank and Trust Company | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 02/15/2011 |
Secretary of Labor v. Holloway and Doyle | reply | 02/04/2011 |
Taylor v. KeyCorp | amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant | 01/12/2011 |
Sherfel v. Gassman | amicus, in support of defendant's memorandum on opposition to plaintiffs' request for injunctive and declaratory relief | 12/07/2010 |
Allen v. Wachovia Corp. | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants | 11/24/2010 |
Kenseth v. Dean Health Plans, Inc. | amicus | 11/22/2010 |
Lanfear v. Home Depot, Inc. | amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant | 11/22/2010 |
McLemore v. Regions Bank | amicus, supporting appellants | 11/19/2010 |
Sewright v. ING Groep, N.V. | amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellants | 11/18/2010 |
Quan v. Computer Sciences Corp. | amicus, in support of petition for en banc rehearing | 11/01/2010 |
In Re: J.P. Jeanneret Associates, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motions to dismiss claims | 10/18/2010 |
Solis v. The Food Employers Labor Relations Association and United Food and Commercial Works Pension Fund, et. al. | on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland | 10/18/2010 |
In Re: Beacon Securities Litigation | amicus, in support of plaintiffs' memoranda in opposition to defendants' motions to dismiss claims | 10/01/2010 |
Renfro v. Unisys | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 09/16/2010 |
Boyd v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | amicus, supporting defendant-appellee | 09/14/2010 |
Fish v. Greatbanc Trust Corp. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs' opposition to defendants' joint motion for summary judgment | 06/25/2010 |
Barboza v. California Association of Firefighters | amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant | 06/15/2010 |
Gearren v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | amicus, in support of appellants requesting reversal | 06/04/2010 |
Lingis v. Motorola, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants | 05/14/2010 |
Solis v. Malkani | on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland | 05/03/2010 |
Debbie McCravy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant | 04/28/2010 |
Tullis v. UMB Bank | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants | 04/15/2010 |
Loomis v. Exelon Corporation | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellants | 02/10/2010 |
Matschiner v. Hartford Life And Accident Insurance Company | amicus, supporting defendant-appellant and requesting reversal | 02/03/2010 |
In Re: Citigroup Erisa Litigation | amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal | 12/28/2009 |
Kanawi v. Bechtel Corporation | amicus, in support of plaintiffs | 12/28/2009 |
Celentano v. Burnes | amicus, in support of defendant's motion to dismiss | 12/18/2009 |
Nauman v. Abbott Laboratories, and Hospira, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs | 12/17/2009 |
Beesley v. International Paper Company | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees urging affirmance | 12/14/2009 |
McCullough v. Aegon USA, Inc. | amicus, in support of appellant's petition for rehearing en banc | 12/01/2009 |
Edwards v. A. H. Cornell and Son, Inc. | amicus, in support of appellant for reversal | 11/23/2009 |
Daniels-Hall v. National Education Association | amicus, in support of defendants | 09/04/2009 |
Nicolas v. MCI Health And Welfare Plan | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant | 08/31/2009 |
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. District of Columbia | amicus, in support of appellants | 08/21/2009 |
Midgett v. Washington Group International Long Term Disability Plan | amicus, in support of appellants | 05/29/2009 |
Wendel v. Herzlinger | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee and requesting affirmance | 05/26/2009 |
Cook v. Campbell | amicus, in support of appellants | 04/21/2009 |
US Securities and Exchange Commission v. AA Capital Partners, Inc. | amicus, in opposition to the General Partners' motion for attorneys fees | 04/03/2009 |
US Securities and Exchange Commission v. AA Capital Partners, Inc. | amicus, motion of the Secretary of Labor for leave to file a brief on the pending attorney's fees issues | 02/19/2009 |
Hecker v. Deere | amicus, in support of panel rehearing | 02/17/2009 |
Braden v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal | 02/13/2009 |
Johnson v. Couturier | amicus, supporting appellees and requesting affirmance | 01/30/2009 |
Rahm v. Halpin | amicus, supporting debtor-defendant-appellee | 01/16/2009 |
Cyr v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company | amicus, supporting appellee's petition for hearing en banc | 11/10/2008 |
Johnson v. Couturier | amicus, in support of motion for preliminary injunction | 09/24/2008 |
Sowers, et al v. FreightCar America | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellees | 06/06/2008 |
Young v. General Motors Investment Management Corp. | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants | 07/03/2008 |
Chao v. Meixner | petition on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | 07/11/2008 |
Chao v. Plan Benefit Services, Inc. | memorandum in further support of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment | 05/12/2008 |
McLemore v. Regions Bank | amicus, in support of plaintiff | 05/05/2008 |
Hecker v. Deere | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants, amended | 04/02/2008 |
Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. City and County of San Francisco | amicus, supporting appellee and requesting affirmance | 02/27/2008 |
Grabek v. Northrop Grumman Corp. | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants | 02/05/2008 |
Chao v. Plan Benefit Services, Inc. | memorandum in support of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment | 02/03/2008 |
Lively v. Dynergy | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees | 10/10/2007 |
Evans v. Akers | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 08/08/2007 |
Pfahler v. National Latex Products Co. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants | 02/21/2007 |
Tullis v. UMB Bank | amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal | 02/06/2007 |
Chao v. Community Trust Co. | secretary’s petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc | 02/05/2007 |
Harzewski v. Guidant Corp. | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 12/28/2006 |
Rogers v. Baxter International, Inc. | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellees | 12/08/2006 |
In Re: Calpine Corporation | amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal | 11/15/2006 |
Retail Industry Leaders Association v. Fielder | amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellee and requesting affirmance | 11/06/2006 |
Howell v. Motorola, Inc. | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants | 11/01/2006 |
Bridges v. American Electric Power Company, Inc. | amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal | 10/19/2006 |
Graden v. Conexant Systems, Inc. | amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal | 09/01/2006 |
Kirschbaum v. Reliant Energy, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants | 08/16/2006 |
Dickerson v. Feldman | amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant | 07/18/2006 |
Woods v. Southern Company | amicus, in support of the appellant and requesting reversal | 07/14/2006 |
LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg and Assoc., Inc. | amicus, in support of petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc | 07/12/2006 |
Holtzscher v Dynegy, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants requesting reversal | 06/28/2006 |
Vaughn v. Bay Environmental Management, Inc. | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants | 06/07/2006 |
Green v. ExxonMobil Corp. | amicus, in support of appellants and requesting reversal | 05/25/2006 |
Beck v. Pace International Union | amicus, in support of petition for rehearing | 12/15/2005 |
Armstrong v. LaSalle Bank National Association | amicus | 12/01/2005 |
Martin M. Coyne v. Bayer Corporation and Sterling Drug, Inc. | amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal | 10/18/2005 |
Chao v. Day | on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia | 09/30/2005 |
Chao v. Community Trust Co. | on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 09/27/2005 |
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina v. Carillo | amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal | 09/14/2005 |
Chao v. Koresko | on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 09/02/2005 |
Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc. | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants | 08/11/2005 |
Pereira v. Farace | amicus, supporting appellant's petition for panel and en banc rehearing | 07/25/2005 |
Goeres v. Charles Schwab and Co. | amicus, in support of the appellant and requesting reversal | 07/11/2005 |
In Re: Merrimac Paper Company | amicus, supporting appellant for reversal | 05/11/2005 |
Bickley v. Caremark, Inc. | amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal | 05/05/2005 |
Langbecker v. EDS | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees requesting affirmance | 04/26/2005 |
Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc. | amicus, supporting plaintiff's-appellant's petition for rehearing en banc | 04/11/2005 |
Coan v. Kaufman | amicus | 02/25/2005 |
In Re: UAL Corporation | amicus, letter response | 12/17/2004 |
In Re: Schering-Plough Corporation ERISA Litigation | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 10/20/2004 |
Midatlantic v. Sereboff | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee | 07/08/2004 |
Glanton v. AdvancePCS Health | amicus, in support of appellant and requesting reversal | 07/01/2004 |
Agway v. Magnuson | amicus, in opposition to motions to dismiss | 06/18/2004 |
QualChoice v. Rowland | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant's petition for en banc rehearing | 06/17/2004 |
Tatum v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | amicus, in support of appellant and reversal of the District Court's decision | 05/07/2004 |
U.S. Department of Labor v. Grayson | on appeal from and order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon | 04/16/2004 |
Nicolaou v. Horizon Media | amicus, in support of appellant for reversal | 02/12/2004 |
Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc. | amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal | 02/27/2004 |
In Re: WorldCom | amicus, in opposition to motions to dismiss | 01/16/2004 |
Millsap v. McDonnell-Douglas | amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees urging affirmance | 10/09/2003 |
Bombardier v. Ferrer | amicus, in support of appellee requesting affirmance | 09/11/2003 |
Callery v. United States Life Ins. Co. | amicus, in support of appellant and reversal of the District Court's decision | 08/20/2003 |
In Re: Williams Company | amicus, supporting plaintiff's motion for reconsideration | 08/20/2003 |
Arana v. Ochsner Health Plan, Inc. | amicus | 04/10/2003 |
Gerosa v. Savasta | amicus, supporting reversal | 11/01/2002 |
Stern v. IBM | amicus, in support of appellant for reversal | 10/15/2002 |
Sardagna v. Glaziers Pension Trust | amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant | 10/15/2002 |
Mario v. P&C Food Markets | amicus, in support of appellee | 09/10/2002 |
Tittle v. Enron | amicus, opposing the motions to dismiss | 08/30/2002 |
Harley v. Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co. | amicus, in support of appellant's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc | 05/22/2002 |
Keen v. Weaver | amicus, supporting petitioner | 02/13/2002 |
Ostler v. OCE-USA, Inc. | amicus, in support of the appellant | 02/08/2002 |
In the matter of the Estate of David A. Egelhoff | amicus, in opposition to the respondent's motion for further determination | 06/26/2001 |
Benefits Committee v. Key Trust | amicus, in support of defendant-appellee | 06/22/2001 |
Harley v. Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co. | amicus, in support of appellants and reversal | 06/12/2000 |