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ERISA Actuarial Assumptions Litigation Nears End of First Phase

By Brian J. Lamb on April 15, 2020
Posted in Defined Benefit Plans

As the bellwether cases in the ERISA actuarial assumptions litigation approach the end of the motion to dismiss stage, this is a good time to step back and assess how they are proceeding.

Test cases of this sort tend to unfold in phases.

  • In the first phase, plaintiffs file a series of test cases, floating

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Seventh ERISA Case Filed Challenging Actuarial Assumptions Used in DB Plans

By Brian J. Lamb on June 20, 2019
Posted in Defined Benefit Plans
Actuarial Assumptions

Plaintiffs’ lawyers have filed a series of cases challenging the lawfulness of the actuarial assumptions used in certain defined benefit retirement plans.  The seventh such case was filed on May 20, 2019 in the Eastern District of Virginia.

All seven complaints are based on the same general theories and the same specific claims for relief…

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