Investments

Milliman Retirement Plan Underperforming Investments Class Action

Those in charge of company retirement plans are considered fiduciaries of those plans, and they have the duties of loyalty and prudence to plan participants. One of the things they must do is monitor the investment options offered in the plan. This class action brings suit against Milliman, Inc., its Board of Directors, and the  Read more

Voyager Digital Representations on Cryptocurrency Trading Class Action

Voyager Digital Ltd. and Voyager Digital, LLC offer a “multi-billion-dollar mobile application cryptocurrency investment service” that permits members of the general public to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. The complaint alleges that the service is aimed at investors who are young and inexperienced and that some of its promises are simply not true.  Read more

Walgreen Profit-Sharing Retirement Plan Settlement

A settlement has been reached with Walgreen Co., the Retirement Plan Committee of the Walgreen Profit-Sharing Retirement Plan, the Trustees of the Walgreen Profit-Sharing Retirement Trust, and the Board of Directors of Walgreen Co., over the Walgreen Profit-Sharing Retirement Savings Plan. The complaint alleged that the companies violated the Employee Retirement Income Savings Act (ERISA)  Read more

Western Global Airlines ESOP Stock Purchase ERISA Violations Class Action

This head-spinning class action involves an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) for employees of Western Global Airlines, Inc. and a stock purchase of 37.5% of private Western Global stock. The complaint alleges that the defendants bought the stock at an inflated price, saddled the company with enormous debt to pay for it, and forced employees  Read more

UBS Financial YES Program High Risks and Conflicts of Interest Class Action

This class action brings suit against UBS Financial Services, Inc. for its Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES) program. The complaint makes several allegations, including that UBS concealed that the potential risks of the program were larger than the potential gains, that the accounts enabled UBS to double-dip on fees, and that UBS had a conflict of  Read more

CITIC Capital RICO Conspiracy GNC Shareholders’ Class Action

This class action is brought by minority shareholders in GNC Holdings, Inc. The complaint alleges that “a number of state-owned Chinese corporations and individuals, GNC’s Board of Directors and senior management, certain [of] GNC’s secured lenders and financial advisor” who have conspired “to enrich themselves at the expense” of other shareholders through dishonest actions that  Read more

Charles Schwab Earnings from Intelligent Portfolios Program Class Action

Digital programs are increasingly used to automate everything. This class action brings suit against Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc. over its digitized investment-advice “robo-advisor” program Schwab Intelligent Portfolios (SIP program). The complaint alleges that, while the SIP program advertises itself as being lower-cost than other programs in certain ways, it involves “self-dealing” by the company  Read more

IBM Retirement Plans Breach of Fiduciary Duty Settlement

A settlement of $4,750,000 is resolving a class action against the IBM Retirement Plans Committee and certain individuals under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The complaint alleged that the committee breached its fiduciary duty of prudence in offering IBM common stock as an investment in its 401(k) plan. It claimed that the committee  Read more

Vida Longevity Fund Omissions in Offering Materials Class Action

This class action brings suit under the Texas Securities Act (TSA) against a number of parties related to the Vida Longevity Fund, LP, established in 2010. The Fund promised a high rate of return, but the complaint alleges that it was hiding “serious weaknesses in the Funds’s internal processes and procedures…” It claims that these  Read more

TD Ameritrade Prohibitions on Sales of AMC Stock Class Action

TD Ameritrade, Inc. is a broker that processes trading orders for consumers. The complaint for this class action alleges that on January 28, 2021, TD did not process orders for AMC securities, either prohibiting customers from making the trades or delaying in making them. The complaint alleges breaches of contract and of the implied covenant  Read more