Laura Lakin McDaniels

What Employers Need to Know About Summary Plan Descriptions and Other Plan Communications After the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision in CIGNA Corp. v. Amara
Michelle Lara,Laura Lakin McDaniels,Thomas Z. Reicher,Lisette Sell,David A. Walsh,Thomas S. Welk, June 24, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court in CIGNA Corp. v. Amara has reshaped the remedies for an employer's breach of its ERISA fiduciary obligations in a way that likely will prove to be a mixed blessing for plan sponsors. The Court unanimously held that the remedy under ERISA Section 502(a)(1)(B) to enforce...