55 Cited authorities

Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council
467 U.S. 837 (1984) Cited 16,037 times 505 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Assoc. of the United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.
463 U.S. 29 (1983) Cited 6,654 times 50 Legal Analyses
Holding that " `settled course of behavior embodies the agency's informed judgment that, by pursuing that course, it will carry out the policies [of applicable statutes or regulations]'"
Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro
136 S. Ct. 2117 (2016) Cited 374 times 18 Legal Analyses
Holding that agency needed to provide "a more reasoned explanation for its decision to depart from its existing ... policy" in light of serious and ongoing industry reliance on prior policy when negotiating compensation packages
PDK Laboratories Inc. v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration
362 F.3d 786 (D.C. Cir. 2004) Cited 537 times
Holding that where there is ambiguity in the statutory text “it is incumbent upon the agency not to rest simply on its parsing of the statutory language. It must bring its experience and expertise to bear in light of competing interests at stake.”
Hi-Ho Tower, Inc. v. Com-Tronics, Inc.
255 Conn. 20 (Conn. 2000) Cited 453 times
Holding that “technical expertise” or “[s]uperior skill and knowledge alone do not create a fiduciary duty among parties involved in a business transaction”
Ed Schory & Sons, Inc. v. Francis
75 Ohio St. 3d 433 (Ohio 1996) Cited 452 times
Holding that parol evidence rule prohibits extrinsic evidence of other promises made in contravention of the express terms of a written contract thus barring claims for promissory estoppel where an express contract exists
S.E. C. v. Variable Annuity Co.
359 U.S. 65 (1959) Cited 173 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that variable annuity was not the business of insurance because it placed no risk of loss on the issuer
Small Ref. Lead Phase-Down Task For. v. Usepa
705 F.2d 506 (D.C. Cir. 1983) Cited 249 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that final administrative rules that depart from an agency's initial proposals do not require new notice and comment if the final rules are a "logical outgrowth" of the proposals, such that the parties "should have anticipated [that they] might be imposed"
Plaquemines Parish Commission Council v. Delta Development Co.
502 So. 2d 1034 (La. 1987) Cited 224 times
Holding the attorney-client relationship superinduces a trust status of the highest order and imposes upon the attorney the imperative of dealing with his client on the basis of the strictest fidelity and honor
Home Box Office, Inc. v. F.C.C.
567 F.2d 9 (D.C. Cir. 1977) Cited 275 times 3 Legal Analyses
Noting that "informal contacts between agencies and the public are the `bread and butter' of the process of administration"
Section 706 - Scope of review
5 U.S.C. § 706 Cited 20,510 times 185 Legal Analyses
Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"
Section 1002 - Definitions
29 U.S.C. § 1002 Cited 11,068 times 60 Legal Analyses
Holding that ERISA is a federal law that sets standards of protection for individuals in most voluntarily established, private-sector retirement plans
Section 1104 - Fiduciary duties
29 U.S.C. § 1104 Cited 4,843 times 72 Legal Analyses
Specifying duties of a "fiduciary . . . with respect to a plan"
Section 553 - Rule making
5 U.S.C. § 553 Cited 4,098 times 148 Legal Analyses
Exempting "interpretative rules," among other things, from the notice-and-comment requirement
Section 1106 - Prohibited transactions
29 U.S.C. § 1106 Cited 1,220 times 11 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting a plan administrator or a plan fiduciary from transferring to or for the benefit of a party in interest any assets of the plan
Section 408 - Individual retirement accounts
26 U.S.C. § 408 Cited 838 times 78 Legal Analyses
Stating that, although IRAs are generally exempt from income taxation, they are "subject to the taxes imposed by section 511"
Section 1108 - Exemptions from prohibited transactions
29 U.S.C. § 1108 Cited 513 times 3 Legal Analyses
Granting the Department of Labor authority to grant exemptions from ERISA's prohibited-transaction provisions
Section 77c - Classes of securities under this subchapter
15 U.S.C. § 77c Cited 388 times 2 Legal Analyses
Exempting state-issued securities from federal securities laws
Section 4975 - Tax on prohibited transactions
26 U.S.C. § 4975 Cited 226 times 42 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting a loan from a plan to a fiduciary or one who provides investment advice for the plan

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al v. U.S. Department of Labor et al

55 Cited authorities

Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

Holding that " `settled course of behavior embodies the agency's informed judgment that, by pursuing that course, it will carry out the policies [of applicable statutes or regulations]'"

Holding that agency needed to provide "a more reasoned explanation for its decision to depart from its existing ... policy" in light of serious and ongoing industry reliance on prior policy when negotiating compensation packages

Holding that where there is ambiguity in the statutory text “it is incumbent upon the agency not to rest simply on its parsing of the statutory language. It must bring its experience and expertise to bear in light of competing interests at stake.”

Holding that “technical expertise” or “[s]uperior skill and knowledge alone do not create a fiduciary duty among parties involved in a business transaction”

Holding that parol evidence rule prohibits extrinsic evidence of other promises made in contravention of the express terms of a written contract thus barring claims for promissory estoppel where an express contract exists

Holding that variable annuity was not the business of insurance because it placed no risk of loss on the issuer

Holding that final administrative rules that depart from an agency's initial proposals do not require new notice and comment if the final rules are a "logical outgrowth" of the proposals, such that the parties "should have anticipated [that they] might be imposed"

Holding the attorney-client relationship superinduces a trust status of the highest order and imposes upon the attorney the imperative of dealing with his client on the basis of the strictest fidelity and honor

Noting that "informal contacts between agencies and the public are the `bread and butter' of the process of administration"

Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"

Holding that ERISA is a federal law that sets standards of protection for individuals in most voluntarily established, private-sector retirement plans

Specifying duties of a "fiduciary . . . with respect to a plan"

Exempting "interpretative rules," among other things, from the notice-and-comment requirement

Prohibiting a plan administrator or a plan fiduciary from transferring to or for the benefit of a party in interest any assets of the plan

Stating that, although IRAs are generally exempt from income taxation, they are "subject to the taxes imposed by section 511"

Granting the Department of Labor authority to grant exemptions from ERISA's prohibited-transaction provisions

Exempting state-issued securities from federal securities laws

Prohibiting a loan from a plan to a fiduciary or one who provides investment advice for the plan