Laidig v. GreatBanc Trust Co., No. 22-cv-1296, 2023 WL 1319624 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 31, 2023) (Judge Mary M. Rowland)

At first blush, employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”) sound like a great deal for employees. ESOPs can make companies more democratic, by giving employees equity, and they often have financial advantages, such as deferred compensation

Matousek v. MidAmerican Energy Co., No. 21-2749, __ F. 4th __, 2022 WL 6880771 (8th Cir. Oct. 12, 2022) (Before Circuit Judges Shepherd, Erickson, and Stras)

Participants in a 401(k) plan offered by their employer, MidAmerican Energy Co., brought a class action lawsuit against the company and other plan fiduciaries, alleging fiduciary breaches