55 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 267,813 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 280,791 times   369 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
  3. Erickson v. Pardus

    551 U.S. 89 (2007)   Cited 65,504 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"
  4. Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila

    542 U.S. 200 (2004)   Cited 2,795 times   30 Legal Analyses
    Holding that states cannot create new causes of action that conflict with ERISA's " ‘interlocking, interrelated, and interdependent remedial scheme,’ " located in § 502 of ERISA
  5. Varity Corp. v. Howe

    516 U.S. 489 (1996)   Cited 2,428 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
  6. Great-West Life Annuity Ins. Co. v. Knudson

    534 U.S. 204 (2002)   Cited 1,723 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"
  7. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Kolon Industries, Inc.

    637 F.3d 435 (4th Cir. 2011)   Cited 2,809 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that exclusive dealing agreements are unlawful where they "severely limit ... competition for the most important customers in categories needed to gain a foothold for effective competition"
  8. Braden v. Wal-Mart Stores

    588 F.3d 585 (8th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,971 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"
  9. Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen

    514 U.S. 73 (1995)   Cited 695 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a clause reserving the company's right "at any time to amend the plan" meets the requirements of 29 U.S.C. § 1102(b)
  10. Harris Tr. & Sav. Bank v. Salomon Smith Barney Inc.

    530 U.S. 238 (2000)   Cited 555 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]"
  11. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 164,455 times   197 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 26,791 times   175 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "[a]ny administrator" who fails to provide documents in a timely manner
  13. Section 1002 - Definitions

    29 U.S.C. § 1002   Cited 11,238 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
  14. Section 1104 - Fiduciary duties

    29 U.S.C. § 1104   Cited 4,944 times   73 Legal Analyses
    Specifying duties of a "fiduciary . . . with respect to a plan"
  15. Section 1109 - Liability for breach of fiduciary duty

    29 U.S.C. § 1109   Cited 2,553 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Breaching fiduciary "shall be subject to such other equitable or remedial relief as the court may deem appropriate"
  16. Section 1106 - Prohibited transactions

    29 U.S.C. § 1106   Cited 1,241 times   12 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
  17. Section 1113 - Limitation of actions

    29 U.S.C. § 1113   Cited 1,068 times   43 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing a six year limitations period in instances of fraud or concealment
  18. Section 343 - Action for relief not provided

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 343   Cited 659 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Specifying the limitations period for actions not otherwise specified
  19. Section 1108 - Exemptions from prohibited transactions

    29 U.S.C. § 1108   Cited 523 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Granting the Department of Labor authority to grant exemptions from ERISA's prohibited-transaction provisions
  20. Section 80a-35 - Breach of fiduciary duty

    15 U.S.C. § 80a-35   Cited 311 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Imposing a “fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services, or of payments of a material nature ”
  21. 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"
  22. Section 2550.408b-2 - General statutory exemption for services or office space

    29 C.F.R. § 2550.408b-2   Cited 66 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Defining "direct compensation"
  23. Section 2550.408c-2 - Compensation for services

    29 C.F.R. § 2550.408c-2   Cited 16 times
    Incorporating 26 C.F.R. § 1.162–7