32 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 266,946 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Great-West Life Annuity Ins. Co. v. Knudson
534 U.S. 204 (2002) Cited 1,720 times 37 Legal Analyses
Holding an injunction ordering money funds to be legal relief because it sought to "impo[se] personal liability for the benefits that they conferred upon respondents"
Mertens v. Hewitt Assocs
508 U.S. 248 (1993) Cited 1,874 times 24 Legal Analyses
Holding that relief under section 502 is limited to remedies traditionally available in equity, such as injunctions, mandamus, and restitution
Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Russell
473 U.S. 134 (1985) Cited 2,140 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"
LaRue v. Dewolff
552 U.S. 248 (2008) Cited 453 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that § 1132 "does not provide a remedy for individual injuries distinct from plan injuries"
Kennedy v. Plan Adm'r for Dupont Sav. & Inv. Plan
555 U.S. 285 (2009) Cited 362 times 17 Legal Analyses
Holding a nearly identical provision of a divorce decree was an attempted waiver, not an assignment, and therefore should not be analyzed for validity under the requirements for a QDRO
Tex. Indus., Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.
451 U.S. 630 (1981) Cited 739 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding no right of contribution under Clayton and Sherman Acts
Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers
451 U.S. 77 (1981) Cited 725 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding no federal common law right to contribution in action by employer against union following class action in which employer was found to have violated Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by paying collectively bargained wages
Milwaukee v. Illinois
451 U.S. 304 (1981) Cited 455 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that amendments to the Clean Water Act displaced the nuisance claim recognized in Milwaukee I
Diamond v. Chakrabarty
447 U.S. 303 (1980) Cited 414 times 86 Legal Analyses
Holding claims patent-eligible where "the patentee has produced a new bacterium with markedly different characteristics from any found in nature and one having the potential for significant utility"
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 163,974 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1132 - Civil enforcement
29 U.S.C. § 1132 Cited 26,756 times 175 Legal Analyses
Holding liable "[a]ny administrator" who fails to provide documents in a timely manner
Section 1001 - Congressional findings and declaration of policy
29 U.S.C. § 1001 Cited 20,771 times 59 Legal Analyses
Noting that ERISA was enacted “to protect ... employee benefit plans and their beneficiaries”
Section 1109 - Liability for breach of fiduciary duty
29 U.S.C. § 1109 Cited 2,547 times 11 Legal Analyses
Breaching fiduciary "shall be subject to such other equitable or remedial relief as the court may deem appropriate"
Section 1105 - Liability for breach of co-fiduciary
29 U.S.C. § 1105 Cited 942 times 5 Legal Analyses
Providing that a plan administrator may delegate fiduciary responsibilities if permitted by the ERISA plan
Section 2509.75-8 - Questions and answers relating to fiduciary responsibility under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
29 C.F.R. § 2509.75-8 Cited 522 times 9 Legal Analyses
Recognizing limitations on directors' primary fiduciary liability " apart from co-fiduciary liability arising under circumstances described in section 405"

BP Corporation North America Inc. Savings Plan Investment Oversight Committee et al v. Northern Trust Investments, N.A. et al

32 Cited authorities

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Holding an injunction ordering money funds to be legal relief because it sought to "impo[se] personal liability for the benefits that they conferred upon respondents"

Holding that relief under section 502 is limited to remedies traditionally available in equity, such as injunctions, mandamus, and restitution

Holding that a participant's action filed pursuant to ERISA § 502 must seek remedies that provide a "benefit [to] the plan as a whole"

Holding that § 1132 "does not provide a remedy for individual injuries distinct from plan injuries"

Holding a nearly identical provision of a divorce decree was an attempted waiver, not an assignment, and therefore should not be analyzed for validity under the requirements for a QDRO

Holding no right of contribution under Clayton and Sherman Acts

Holding no federal common law right to contribution in action by employer against union following class action in which employer was found to have violated Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by paying collectively bargained wages

Holding that amendments to the Clean Water Act displaced the nuisance claim recognized in Milwaukee I

Holding claims patent-eligible where "the patentee has produced a new bacterium with markedly different characteristics from any found in nature and one having the potential for significant utility"

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Holding liable "[a]ny administrator" who fails to provide documents in a timely manner

Noting that ERISA was enacted “to protect ... employee benefit plans and their beneficiaries”

Breaching fiduciary "shall be subject to such other equitable or remedial relief as the court may deem appropriate"

Providing that a plan administrator may delegate fiduciary responsibilities if permitted by the ERISA plan

Recognizing limitations on directors' primary fiduciary liability " apart from co-fiduciary liability arising under circumstances described in section 405"