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Krueger et al v. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. et al

RESPONSE in Opposition re MOTION to Dismiss/General the First Amended Complaint for Failure to State a Claim

62 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 252,626 times   279 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 266,542 times   365 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' "

  3. Varity Corp. v. Howe

    516 U.S. 489 (1996)   Cited 2,383 times   32 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

  4. Mertens v. Hewitt Assocs

    508 U.S. 248 (1993)   Cited 1,839 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Holding that relief under section 502 is limited to remedies traditionally available in equity, such as injunctions, mandamus, and restitution

  5. Pegram v. Herdrich

    530 U.S. 211 (2000)   Cited 1,350 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that there was "jurisdiction regardless of the correctness of the removal" because the "amended complaint alleged ERISA violations, over which the federal courts have jurisdiction"

  6. Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Russell

    473 U.S. 134 (1985)   Cited 2,112 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"

  7. Braden v. Wal-Mart Stores

    588 F.3d 585 (8th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,860 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding fiduciary had duty to disclose "complete and accurate material information about the Plan funds and the process by which they were selected"

  8. Harris Tr. & Sav. Bank v. Salomon Smith Barney Inc.

    530 U.S. 238 (2000)   Cited 542 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the authorization under 29 U.S.C. § 1132 "extends to a suit against a nonfiduciary 'party in interest' to a transaction barred by [29 U.S.C. § 1106]"

  9. Kennedy v. Plan Adm'r for Dupont Sav. & Inv. Plan

    555 U.S. 285 (2009)   Cited 354 times   16 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

  10. Hecker v. Deere Co.

    556 F.3d 575 (7th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,206 times   29 Legal Analyses
    Holding the use of revenue-sharing for plan expenses did not amount to an ERISA violation

  11. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 156,162 times   193 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

  12. Section 1132 - Civil enforcement

    29 U.S.C. § 1132   Cited 26,275 times   170 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "[a]ny administrator" who fails to provide documents in a timely manner

  13. Section 1001 - Congressional findings and declaration of policy

    29 U.S.C. § 1001   Cited 20,520 times   59 Legal Analyses
    Noting that ERISA was enacted “to protect ... employee benefit plans and their beneficiaries”

  14. Section 1002 - Definitions

    29 U.S.C. § 1002   Cited 11,038 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

  15. Section 1104 - Fiduciary duties

    29 U.S.C. § 1104   Cited 4,826 times   72 Legal Analyses
    Specifying duties of a "fiduciary . . . with respect to a plan"

  16. Section 1109 - Liability for breach of fiduciary duty

    29 U.S.C. § 1109   Cited 2,489 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Breaching fiduciary "shall be subject to such other equitable or remedial relief as the court may deem appropriate"

  17. Section 1102 - Establishment of plan

    29 U.S.C. § 1102   Cited 1,620 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Granting administrator, as “named fiduciary,” the “authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the plan”

  18. Section 1106 - Prohibited transactions

    29 U.S.C. § 1106   Cited 1,215 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

  19. Section 1105 - Liability for breach of co-fiduciary

    29 U.S.C. § 1105   Cited 930 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Providing that a plan administrator may delegate fiduciary responsibilities if permitted by the ERISA plan

  20. Section 1103 - Establishment of trust

    29 U.S.C. § 1103   Cited 880 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Providing that “all assets of an employee benefit plan shall be held in trust by one or more trustees”

  21. Section 2550.408b-2 - General statutory exemption for services or office space

    29 C.F.R. § 2550.408b-2   Cited 64 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Defining "direct compensation"