41 Cited authorities

  1. Pilot Life Ins. Co. v. Dedeaux

    481 U.S. 41 (1987)   Cited 3,738 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that civil enforcement scheme codified at § 502 is not to be supplemented by state law remedies
  2. Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    463 U.S. 85 (1983)   Cited 3,547 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal common law of ERISA preempts state law in the interpretation of ERISA benefit plans
  3. Mertens v. Hewitt Assocs

    508 U.S. 248 (1993)   Cited 1,879 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Holding that relief under section 502 is limited to remedies traditionally available in equity, such as injunctions, mandamus, and restitution
  4. Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Russell

    473 U.S. 134 (1985)   Cited 2,144 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a participant's action filed pursuant to ERISA § 502 must seek remedies that provide a "benefit [to] the plan as a whole"
  5. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Massachusetts

    471 U.S. 724 (1985)   Cited 1,521 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the National Labor Relations Act does not permit “unions and employers to bargain for terms of employment that state law forbids employers to establish unilaterally”
  6. Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis

    444 U.S. 11 (1979)   Cited 1,348 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Congress did not provide a private right of action for § 80b-6 because the statute expressly provided other means of enforcing compliance with its terms
  7. Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer

    573 U.S. 409 (2014)   Cited 330 times   62 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a motion to dismiss in an ERISA case "requires careful judicial consideration of whether the complaint states a claim that the defendant has acted imprudently" and declining to adopt a defendant-friendly presumption
  8. Ketchum v. Moses

    24 Cal.4th 1122 (Cal. 2001)   Cited 1,786 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the party seeking a fee enhancement bears the burden of proof
  9. PLCM Group, Inc. v. Drexler

    22 Cal.4th 1084 (Cal. 2000)   Cited 1,241 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding no error in awarding "prevailing market rate for comparable legal services in San Francisco, where counsel is located" in a case heard in Los Angeles
  10. Paulsen v. CNF Inc.

    559 F.3d 1061 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 593 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding state law professional negligence claims against third-party actuary hired to spin off plan assets not preempted
  11. Section 1001 - Congressional findings and declaration of policy

    29 U.S.C. § 1001   Cited 20,796 times   59 Legal Analyses
    Noting that ERISA was enacted “to protect ... employee benefit plans and their beneficiaries”
  12. Section 1008 - Motion to reconsider matter and modify, amend or revoke prior order

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1008   Cited 1,876 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Stating that an order denying a motion for reconsideration is not appealable
  13. Section 1033.5 - Items allowable as costs

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1033.5   Cited 1,508 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Permitting various types of service as costs
  14. Section 5 - Salaries of justices

    28 U.S.C. § 5   Cited 429 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Directing district courts to transfer cases "in the interest of justice"
  15. Section 5 - Provisions substantially same as existing statutes construed as continuations

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 5   Cited 122 times
    Commencing with Section 2034.710
  16. Section 5 - Bringing in additional parties

    15 U.S.C. § 5   Cited 100 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Allowing nationwide service only if the court finds “that the ends of justice require that other parties should be brought before the court”
  17. Section 5 - Bulletin as to labor conditions

    29 U.S.C. § 5   Cited 23 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Granting retirement plans the right "to sue and be sued like corporations and other legal entities"