Wife can sue lawyer for mishandling life insurance policy 
Published: October 25, 2011
Tags: fiduciary duty, legal malpractice
A surviving wife can sue her former lawyer for mishandling the proceeds of her husband’s life insurance policy, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in reversing summary judgment for the lawyer and his firm.
Citigroup isn’t liable for bad ERISA plan investments
Published: October 21, 2011
Tags: Eligible Individual Account Plans, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, ERISA, fiduciary duty
Retirement plans for Citigroup employees did not breach a fiduciary duty under ERISA by continuing to offer company stock as an investment after it appeared to become imprudent, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Law firm may be liable for pressing settlement
Published: September 29, 2011
Tags: duty of loyalty, employment discrimination, fiduciary duty
A law firm can be sued for breaching its duty of loyalty based on its allegedly agreeing with an employer to encourage settlement of its clients’ employment discrimination claims, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in reversing dismissal.
Attorney may be liable for disloyalty to former client
Published: May 18, 2011
Tags: anti-SLAPP, fiduciary duty
An attorney may be liable for taking actions in opposition to a former client’s real estate development project, the California Supreme Court has ruled.
Lawyer didn’t violate duty to former client
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: fiduciary duty
An attorney who supported a citizens’ group that opposed a real estate development project sought by his former client didn’t violate his duty of loyalty, the California Court of Appeal has ruled.
ERISA plaintiff has standing to sue
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 30, 2009
Tags: ERISA, fiduciary duty
A participant in a Wal-Mart retirement plan has standing to sue under ERISA – even for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty that occurred before he made his first contribution to the plan, the 8th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
ERISA plaintiffs can’t sue over oral promises
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: October 1, 2009
Tags: ERISA, fiduciary duty
Plaintiffs could not sue for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA based on oral representations made by their employer concerning the impact a merger would have on pension benefits, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
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