‘Twas another slow week in ERISAland, as the federal courts put aside breaches of fiduciary duty for turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Nevertheless, some judges were devoted enough to delve into ERISA’s intricacies. Read on to find out about (1) the exclusion of expert witness testimony in the class action by NFL players against the
This week we are reporting on twice as many cases as last week, which sounds like a lot! Unfortunately, there were only three cases in last week’s edition, so suddenly it’s not so impressive. Apparently, the federal courts are still suffering the effects of the government shutdown.
The six cases we did get run the
Good things come in threes, just maybe not a whole newsletter worth of ERISA decisions. Sadly though, that’s all the courts gave us to work with this week. Below you can read an unpublished Third Circuit decision affirming an award of early pension benefits to a union employee (Rombach v. Plumbers Local Union No