Annuities

Sprint Calculation of JSA Annuity Benefits Class Action

Sprint Communications, LLC sponsors a retirement plan for its employees that offers a single life annuity (SLA) or joint and survivor annuity (JSA). This class action brings suit against Sprint, its Employee Benefits Committee, and the committee’s individual members, alleging that the JSA benefits are not actuarially equivalent to the SLA benefits, as required by  Read more

UPS Retirement Plan JSA Payment Calculation Class Action

This class action against United Parcel Service of American, Inc. (UPS) concerns its UPS Retirement Plan and UPS Pension Plan and the calculation of benefits. The complaint alleges that joint and survivor (JSA) benefits are not actuarially equivalent to single life annuities (SLAs), as required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). It brings  Read more

Security Benefit Life Insurance EIA Annuities False Illustrations RICO Class Action

This class action is about certain equity-indexed deferred annuities (EIAs) sold by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. The complaint alleges that Secure Benefit provided deliberate misinformation on the annuities’ potential performance while rigging the rules for them so that they provided little or no return. The complaint alleges violations of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt  Read more

Fraudulent Purchase of Structured Settlement Annuities RICO Class Action

Structured Settlement Annuities (SSAs) are often used to settle personal injury or medical malpractice cases where large sums will be needed to pay for long-term treatment or care of an injured person. SSAs help persons who may be impaired or not financially savvy by providing steady or periodic income streams over long periods of time.  Read more

NCR ERISA Denial of Retirement Benefits Class Action

The complaint alleges NCR made changes in the plan over time concerning the definition of credited service and the requirements for vesting in the plan. The complaint also alleges that NCR attempted to find other ways to remove its obligations to employees and retirees.  Read more

MetLife ERISA Retirement Plan Fiduciary Breach Class Action

This class action lawsuit alleges that Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife") breached its fiduciary duties to ERISA-covered retirement plan clients by failing to disclose key information including the manner in which it sets the internal "crediting rate" used to distribute capital investment income to their accounts.  Read more