Prohibited Transactions

Coriant 401(k) Plan Breach of Fiduciary Duty Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action against Infinera Optical Networks, Inc., formerly known as Coriant Operations, Inc., on behalf of the Coriant 401(k) Plan. The complaint alleged that the company breached its fiduciary duties to the participants in the plan and engaged in prohibited transactions, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA),  Read more

General Mills 401(k) Plan Breach of Fiduciary Duty Class Action

The complaint for this class action alleges that the those responsible for the General Mills 401(k) Plan—its fiduciaries—did not fulfill the duties they owed the plan in that role. Claiming they spent too much on recordkeeping and administrative (RKA) fees and engaged in self-dealing, it brings suit against General Mills, Inc., its board of directors,  Read more

North Highland ESOP Retirement Plan Breach of Fiduciary Duty Class Action

Retirement plans, like the North Highland Company Employee Stock Ownership and 401(k) Plan, rely on fiduciaries to take action to benefit them. But this class action alleges this plan’s fiduciaries undermined the plan in a number of ways, including using prohibited transactions, exceeding caps on executive pay, taking back corporate control, and improperly seizing the  Read more

Wells Fargo 401(k) Plan “Self-Dealing” Stock Purchase Class Action

This class action concerns a purchase of stock for the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) portion of the Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan. The complaint alleges that the terms of the deal amount to self-dealing by the company and a breach of fiduciary duty, both in the price of the shares and the terms  Read more

MSCS, Matrix Prohibited Transactions in Retirement Plans ERISA Class Action

This class action is about prohibited transactions involving mutual fund fees taken from two retirement plans, the MBA Engineering, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan and the MBA Engineering, Inc. Cash Balance Plan. The complaint alleges that the fees removed from the plan total at least $40 million and possibly as much as $400 million and that  Read more

Adventist Health Plan Must Meet ERISA Requirements, Says Class Action

When is a company’s employee health plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)? Adventist Health System West (AHW), which does business as Adventist Health offers the Adventist Health Employee Medical Plan—Engaged!, which it claims is a church plan and does not fall under ERISA. The complaint brings suit against the complaint, the  Read more

WBBQ Employee Stock Ownership Plan Prohibited Transactions ERISA Class Action

This class action concerns a company retirement plan, the WBBQ Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that owns stock in W BBQ Holdings, Inc. The complaint alleges that the ESOP trustee, Argent Trust Company, and the company’s controlling managers and shareholders, Herbert, Gregor, and Stuart Wetanson, have violated ERISA by engaging in prohibited transactions and breaching  Read more

Vi-Jon Prohibited Transaction for Employee Stock Ownership Plan Class Action

The complaint for this class action brings suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) on behalf of the Vi-Jon Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The complaint alleges that the defendants in this case conducted a prohibited transaction that violated ERISA and damage the ESOP’s participants. The defendants are the parties who participated in  Read more

Symbria Employee Retirement Plan Prohibited Transactions ERISA Class Action

Argent Trust Company, the first defendant in this case, is the trustee for the Symbria Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Argent oversaw the purchase of shares of Symbria for the plan that the complaint alleges were bought at an inflated price, saddling the plan with forty years of debt and a loss of value. The  Read more

Isagenix Employee Stock Ownership Plan ERISA Violations Class Action

This class action is about the Isagenix Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). It is brought against Argent Trust Company, the trustee of the plan, and four individuals, for a transaction in which Argent bought shares of Isagenix from the four individuals on behalf of the plan. The complaint alleges that the value of  Read more