Ninth Circuit Considers Rehearing in ERISA Arbitration Case

By Richard J. Pearl and Ted Becker on November 5, 2019

Posted In Benefit Controversies, Fiduciary and Investment Issues, Retirement Plans

The Ninth Circuit signaled that it might rehear Dorman v. The Charles Schwab Corp., where earlier this year it held that a mandatory arbitration provision required arbitration of an ERISA fiduciary-breach claim.

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Tags: 401(k) plans, ERISA, fiduciary-breach claims, Ninth Circuit, Retirement Plans

Richard J. Pearl
Rick Pearl focuses his practice on litigation involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). He represents companies, their benefits committees, plan administrators, fiduciaries, and service providers in complex, class-action litigation and Department of Labor lawsuits, audits, and investigations. His particular expertise is with actions for breach of fiduciary duty and prohibited transactions. Read Rick Pearl's full bio.

Ted Becker
Ted Becker is co-head of McDermott’s ERISA Litigation practice and a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. He focuses his practice on litigation under ERISA and related federal and state actions, and defense of government investigations and audits relating to employee benefit, health and welfare, and retirement plans brought by the US Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, and the US Department of Justice. He is a leading voice and nationally recognized practitioner in this complex practice area. Read Ted Becker's full bio.

Ninth Circuit Considers Rehearing in ERISA Arbitration Case

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