27 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 268,629 times   366 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
  2. Varity Corp. v. Howe

    516 U.S. 489 (1996)   Cited 2,388 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Holding that ERISA fiduciaries may have duties to disclose information about plan prospects that they have no duty, or even power, to change
  3. Great-West Life Annuity Ins. Co. v. Knudson

    534 U.S. 204 (2002)   Cited 1,697 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"
  4. Cigna Corp. v. Amara

    563 U.S. 421 (2011)   Cited 1,109 times   101 Legal Analyses
    Holding that SPDs provide "communication with beneficiaries about the plan, but . . . do not themselves constitute the terms of the plan for purposes of § 502(B)"
  5. Mertens v. Hewitt Assocs

    508 U.S. 248 (1993)   Cited 1,844 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Holding that relief under section 502 is limited to remedies traditionally available in equity, such as injunctions, mandamus, and restitution
  6. Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Jacobson

    525 U.S. 432 (1999)   Cited 749 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that certain amendments to pension plans do not trigger fiduciary duties, as long as the plan is actuarily sound
  7. United States ex rel. Lee v. Corinthian Colls.

    655 F.3d 984 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 1,510 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that this Court "can affirm a 12(b) dismissal 'on any ground supported by the record, even if the district court did not rely on the ground.'" (quoting Livid Holdings, Ltd. v. Salomon Smith Barney, Inc., 416 F.3d 940, 950 (9th Cir. 2005))
  8. LaRue v. Dewolff

    552 U.S. 248 (2008)   Cited 440 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Holding that § 1132 "does not provide a remedy for individual injuries distinct from plan injuries"
  9. Greany v. Western Farm Bureau Life Ins. Co.

    973 F.2d 812 (9th Cir. 1992)   Cited 173 times
    Holding that ERISA preempts MONT. CODE ANN. § 33-22-508, which provides for the conversion of group health benefits to individual benefits
  10. Skinner v. Northrop Grumman Ret. Plan B

    673 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. 2012)   Cited 77 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Finding for purposes of summary judgment that the plaintiffs had not presented any evidence that the defendant gained a benefit
  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 348,148 times   927 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. 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"
  13. Section 1109 - Liability for breach of fiduciary duty

    29 U.S.C. § 1109   Cited 2,495 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Breaching fiduciary "shall be subject to such other equitable or remedial relief as the court may deem appropriate"
  14. Section 1024 - Filing with Secretary and furnishing information to participants and certain employers

    29 U.S.C. § 1024   Cited 1,319 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Striking "plan description"
  15. 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 514 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing limitations on directors' primary fiduciary liability " apart from co-fiduciary liability arising under circumstances described in section 405"