Division of Plan Benefits Security (PBS)

The Solicitor's Plan Benefits Security Division protects the rights of America's workers and retirees to their pension, health and other employment-related benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) through federal district court enforcement litigation, appellate and amicus curiae litigation, and advice and opinions with respect to statutory changes, ERISA regulations, sub-regulatory guidance, and interpretations of ERISA issued by the Secretary of Labor. Under ERISA, the Secretary is responsible to protect the participants and beneficiaries of over 650,000 retirement plans and approximately 2.3 million health and welfare plans and their interests in the over $8.7 trillion in assets held by those plans. In carrying out its mission, the Division's enforcement efforts, appellate and amicus practice, and regulatory and advice work cover the full range of ERISA issues. A few major areas include:

the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA, which require persons who manage ERISA-covered retirement and healthcare plans to adhere to a high fiduciary standard of prudence and undivided loyalty to the participants and beneficiaries in managing plans and their assets;
the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA, which bar certain transactions between an employee benefit plan and related persons or entities that are inherently subject to abuse and prohibit fiduciaries from self-dealing with plan assets and receiving kickbacks;
healthcare provisions of ERISA, which ensure health benefits plans abide by certain standards and provide certain benefits, including those required by the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) which became part of ERISA;
the claims procedure regulations of ERISA, which govern the process fiduciaries must undertake to ensure full and fair review of plan participants' claims for benefits;
anti-retaliation provision of ERISA, which protects whistleblowers and employees who exercise their rights under ERISA from retaliation by their employers;
reporting provisions of ERISA, which require benefit plans to file annual public reports in an effort to create transparency for plan participants and beneficiaries about their plans' assets and recent actions;

Our client agency is the Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA). For more details about the work of the Division, please see the "What We Do" section below.

Accomplishments:

Successfully litigated and recovered over $200 million dollars on behalf of the employees of Enron who lost their retirement savings because their retirement plan had invested in Enron stock (in cooperation with other governmental agencies and private lawyers) (Enron opinion, press release);
Successfully litigated and recovered over $250 million on behalf of employees who lost their retirement savings because their investment managers had invested with Bernard Madoff (in cooperation with private attorneys and other governmental agencies) (Ivy Asset Management press release; Austin press release);
Successfully litigated and recovered millions of dollars for employees whose pension plans overpaid for their employers' stock while also establishing standards for fiduciaries who oversee employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions (Bruister opinion, brief; Sierra Aluminum press release);
Successfully investigated and recovered $84 million for the benefit of employee benefit plan customers whose foreign exchange trades were generally prices at or near the worst exchange rates at which currencies had traded in the market. (The Bank of New York Mellon press release);
Successfully used the amicus program to advocate for monetary remedies for plan participants hurt by fiduciary breaches, which culminated in a favorable Supreme Court decision (CIGNA v. Amara) and afterwards in numerous favorable circuit court decisions (Silva opinion, brief; Kenseth opinion, brief; McCravey opinion, brief; Geralds opinion, brief);
Successfully used the amicus program to file briefs arguing against a presumption that shielded fiduciaries from liability for imprudently investing pension savings into their own companies' stock, which culminated in a favorable decision by the Supreme Court rejecting the rule. (Dudenhoeffer opinion, brief).
Provided extensive legal advice and drafting assistance in major rulemakings that, for example:

developed the Conflict of Interest rule which requires fiduciaries to provide investment advice that is in the best interest of the consumers, and successfully helped defend this rule from several legal challenges (NAFA opinion, brief; Market Synergy opinion, brief).
developed the rules that require investment managers to disclose their fees included in the investment products that they sell to retirement plans and retirees;
developed guidance on changes to healthcare coverage in employee healthcare and disability plans as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the procedures for processing claims for disability and insurance market reforms
strengthened the current claims procedure for disability claims, including that (1) decision makers be independent and impartial; (2) the plan fully explains reasons for denial of claim; (3) claimants have access to their entire claim file and are allowed to present evidence and testimony; and (4) claimants have an opportunity to respond to any new adverse evidence or rationales for a denial;

What we do:

The Division's attorneys handle:

Federal Trial Court Litigation:

preparing and filing complaints and conducting discovery, motions practice, and trials in U.S. District Court ERISA enforcement actions throughout the nation, which recover monetary losses caused by ERISA violations and obtain other monetary relief and significant injunctive relief for plans and their participants and beneficiaries;
participating in settlement negotiations and formal mediation conferences, often involving multiple parties and insurers; and
providing legal advice to EBSA in their investigations before filing suit to assist EBSA in building viable cases, conducting administrative depositions, and enforcing subpoenas for documents.

Federal Appellate and Amicus Litigation:

briefing and arguing all appeals before U.S. Courts of Appeals arising from ERISA enforcement litigation;
preparing recommendations to the U.S. Solicitor General for amicus participation, writing amicus briefs, and presenting oral argument in in the U.S. Courts of Appeals in ERISA cases brought by private parties which involve important and difficult legal issues of interest to the Secretary (see links to briefs below); and
preparing draft briefs, participating in moot courts, and providing legal assistance to the U. S. Solicitor General's Office when the United States is filing a brief and arguing in an ERISA case before the Supreme Court.

Administration Litigation:

litigating actions before Administrative Law Judges to recover penalties from plan administrators who fail to comply with ERISA's reporting obligations and administrative appeals in these actions.

Regulations, Opinions and Advice:

reviewing all regulations, sub-regulatory guidance, and interpretations proposed by EBSA and providing legal advice and assistance in drafting those proposals to protect them from potential legal challenges;
reviewing or assisting in the drafting of proposed legislation and Congressional testimony that implicate employee benefits laws;
providing legal advice on a variety of issues related to employee benefits laws, such as:

agency policies;
enforcement initiatives;
internal guidance to investigators, and
materials for employees, their beneficiaries, employers, fiduciaries, and those who serve plans to assist them in understanding their rights and responsibilities under ERISA.

Division staff attorneys generally engage in all the functions of the Division, though staff attorneys primarily focus on either litigation or regulatory work. They receive individual or team assignments from the Division's supervisory counsels, senior attorneys in the Division, and sometimes directly from the Associate or Deputy Associate Solicitor. Trial and appellate court litigation require travel as dictated by the demands in each case.

ERISA Litigation and Significant Issues in Litigation:

Summaries of SOL's federal court ERISA cases pending during the past year can be found at 2017 ERISA Litigation and Significant Issues in Litigation. (PDF)

DOL Agencies Supported:

Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)

Law Student Internship Program:

The Plan Benefits Security Division may select law student interns throughout the school year and over the summer. For more information, please contact the Division.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

DIVISION OF PLAN BENEFITS SECURITY

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N-4611
Washington, DC 20210

(202) 693-5600
(202) 693-5610 (FAX)
- ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR G. William Scott
  - DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR Joanne Roskey
    - Counsel for Appellate and Special Litigation Thomas Tso
    - Counsels for Litigation Robert Furst
      Glenn Loos
    - Counsel for Regulation James Craig
    - Administrative Officer Derrick R. Manning Sr.
    - Secretary Vacant

PUBLISHED LEGAL BRIEFS:

Case Name	Brief Type	File Date
Charles Guenther v. Lockheed Martin Corporation, et al.	Amicus Brief	08/22/2018
Laurent, et al. v. PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, et al.	Amicus Brief	08/15/2018
BRUNDLE v WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A.	Amicus Brief	07/23/2018
Richard J. KWASNY v. R. Alexander ACOSTA, Secretary Dept. of Labor	Response Brief	05/07/2018
Rudel v. Hawaii Management Alliance Association	Amicus Brief	04/16/2018
Malave v. Life Insurance Co. of North America	Amicus Brief	02/01/2018
Springer v. Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan Total Care	Amicus Brief	01/19/2018
Koresko v. Acosta, Secretary of Labor	Response Brief	10/18/2017
Louis J. Peterson, DC v. United Health Group, Inc.	brief for the Secretary of Labor as amicus curaie in support of plaintiffs-appellees	09/05/2017
Ariana M. v. Humana Health Plans of Texas, Inc.	brief for the United States as amicus curaie in support of plaintiff-appellant	08/15/2017
Acosta v. Hutcheson	brief for the Security of Labor	08/02/2017
Pearce v. Chrysler Group LLC Pension Plan	brief for the United States as amicus curaie in support of plaintiff-appellant	07/28/2017
Sun Life v. Jackson	brief of the Secretary of Labor as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appelee for Affirmance	07/12/2017
California Pacific Bank, et al., v. R. Alexander Acosta	brief for the Secretary of Labor	06/23/2017
Brain v. Acosta	Secretary's Answering Brief	06/23/2017
Acosta v. Preston, et al.	reply brief	05/19/2017
U.S. Dept. of Labor v. Michael P. Harris	Appellee's brief	04/19/2017
U.S. Department of Labor v. Preston, et al.	opening brief	04/05/2017
Advocate Health Care Network et al., v. Maria Stapleton et al.	amicus curiae	01/24/2017
Perez v. Mathias (In re Mathias)	amicus curiae, on petition for a Writ of Mandamus	12/08/2016
Thrivent v. Perez	brief, Memorandum in Support of Defendants	12/02/2016
Perez v. Preston, et al.	petition for interlocutory review	12/02/2016
Donald and Harriet Van Loo v. Cajun Operating Company d/b/a Church's Chicken	Brief of the amicus curiae	11/30/2016
James Thole v. U.S. Bank, National Association	amicus curiae brief, in support of appellant	10/19/2016
Chamber v. Perez	brief, Memorandum in Support of Defendants	10/07/2016
Perez v. Harris (In re Harris)	amicus brief	09/30/2016
Tatum v. RJR Pension Investment Committee	amicus brief	09/09/2016
Hitchcock v. Cumberland Univ. 403(b) DC Plan	amicus brief	09/02/2016
Richard J. KWASNY v. Thomas Perez, Secretary Department of Labor	amicus brief	08/10/2016
Market Synergy v. Perez	brief, Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion	07/22/2016
Schoenfeld v. Perez	Response brief	07/15/2016
NAFA v. Perez	brief, Memorandum in Support of Defendant	07/11/2016
Solnin v. Sun Life and Health Insurance Company, Genworth Life and Health Insurance Company, GE Group Life Assurance Compnay, Phoenix Life Insurance Company	amicus brief	06/19/2016
IN Re LORNA CLAUSE	amicus brief	06/16/2016
Osberg v. Foot Locker, Inc.	Amicus brief	05/24/2016
Trujillo v. Landmark Enterprises	Amicus brief	05/06/2016
Severstal Wheeling, Inc. Retirement Committee, et al. v. WPN Corp., et al.	brief/ memorandym in Support of Motion	3/15/2016
Whitley v. BP, p.l.c.	amicus curiae in support of plantiff-appellees	3/11/2016
Allen v. GreatBanc Trust Company	amicus in support of appellants requesting reversal	2/16/2016
Perez v. Koresko	brief of appellee Secretary of Labor	2/10/2016
Smith v. AEGON Companies Pension Plan	amicus curaie	11/25/2015
Perez v. Koresko	brief of appellee Secretary of Labor	11/09/2015
McCulloch Orthopaedic Surgical v. United Healthcare Insurance Co	amicus curaie supporting plantiffs-appellants	10/22/2015
Kelley et. al. v. Fidelity Fidelity Management Trust Company et. al.	amicus curaie supporting plantiffs-appellants	09/21/2015
Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance co.	amicus curaie supporting petitioner	09/04/2015
Kenneth Kirschenbaum, Chapter 7 Trustee of the Estate of Robert Plan Corp. v. United States Department of Labor	brief, for the respondent in opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari	09/03/2015
Perez v. Doyle	brief, for the Secretary	09/03/2015
Perez v. Bruister	brief, for the Secretary	07/29/2015
Bond v. Marriott	amicus, supporting plantiffs-appellants	05/28/2015
Barboza v. California Ass'n of Professional Firefighters	amicus, in support of plantiff-appellant for panel rehearing	05/22/2015
McCaffree Financial Corp. v. Principal Life Insruance Co.	amicus in support of plantiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	04/08/2015
Fontaine v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee	10/15/2014
Robert Plan Corporation, Kenneth Kirschenbaum v. United States Department of Labor	brief for the United States Department of Labor	10/07/2014
Gabriel v. Alaska Electrical Pension Fund	amicus, in support of petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc	07/28/2014
Secretary, Department of Labor v. Koresko	brief for the Secretary of Labor	06/27/2014
Santomenno v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company	amicus, corrected, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	05/28/2014
New York State Psychiatric Association, Inc. v. UnitedHealth Group	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	04/28/2014
Harrison v. Wells Fargo Bank	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	03/31/2014
Fulghum v. Embarq Corporation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants urging reversal and remand	12/18/2013
Julie Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co., et al.	amicus curaie, supporting plantiffs-appellants	12/16/2013
Hi-Lex Controls Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan	amicus, in support of appellees	12/10/2013
Amara v. Cigna Corporation	amicus, supporting cross-appellees and requesting affirmance on the cross-appeal	11/19/2013
North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co., Limited v. Cigna Healthcare	amicus,in support of plaintiffs-appellants, and requesting reversal	10-30-2013
Schoenfeld v. Perez	brief for the Secretary of Labor	10-25-2013
Gates v. UnitedHealth Group Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal	09-19-2013
Silva v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Savvis Communication Corp.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	08-13-2013
Smith v. Aegon Companies Pension Plan	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant and urging reversal	08-12-2013
Sexton v. Panel Processing, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant urging reversal and remand	07-19-2013
Tiblier v. Dlabal	amicus, supporting appellants	07-19-2013
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Donegan	amicus, in support of defendant-appellee requesting affirmance	07-03-2013
Tatum v. R.J Reynolds Tobacco Company	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and urging reversal	06-25-2013
Tussey v. ABB, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellees	06-17-2013
Spindex Physical Therapy Usa, Inc. v. United Healthcare of Arizona, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	06-05-2013
Osberg v. Foot Locker, Inc. and Foot Locker Retirement Plan	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	05-24-2013
Fuller v. Suntrust Banks, Inc.	in support of plaintiff-appellant	03-12-2013
David v. Alphin	amicus, in support of petition for rehearing en banc or panel rehearing	02-28-2013
Halo v. Yale Health Plan, Director of Benefits and Records, Yale University	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	01-31-2013
Fish v. Greatbanc Trust Company	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	01-29-2013
Tri3 Enterprises, LLC. v. Aetna, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant	11-30-2012
Gearlds v. Entergy Services, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant	09-04-2012
Arendt v. Solis	on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington	08-16-2012
Kopp v. Klein	amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant	08-15-2012
Pacific Shores Hospital v. United Behavioral Health and Wells Fargo and Company Health Plan	amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellant's	08-13-2012
Access Mediquip L.L.C. v. UnitedHealthCare Insurance Company	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	07-11-2012
U.S. Airways, Inc. v. James E. McCutchen, et al.	amicus curiae	06-25-2012
Leimkuehler v. American United Life Insurance Corp.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant urging reversal and remand	06-01-2012
White v. Marshal and Ilsley Corp.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting affirmance in part and reversal in part	05/30/2012
Mozingo v. Trend Personnel Services	amicus, in support of neither party	05/24/2012
Frommert v. Conkright	amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal	05/11/2012
Barboza v. California Association of Firefighters	amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant	02/07/2012
In Re: Lehman Brothers Erisa Litigation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants requesting reversal	01/11/2012
In Re: Beacon Securities Litigation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs' motion for class certification	01/09/2012
David v. Alphin	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants urging reversal	12/28/2011
George v. Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	12/16/2011
In Re: Citigroup Erisa Litigation	amicus, in support of appellants' petition for panel rehearing	12/06/2011
Schultz v. Avial	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants' petition for hearing en banc	11/18/2011
United Airlines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Association, International	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	10/03/2011
Santomenno v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company	amicus, in support of appellants and requesting reversal	09/30/2011
Debbie McCravy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	amicus, supplemental, supporting plaintiff-appellant on panel rehearing	09/28/2011
Amara v. Cigna Corporation	amicus	09/22/2011
Donne v. Hardt	amicus, in response to court order	07/19/2011
Fisch v. Suntrust Banks, Inc.	amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellees	08/12/2011
Fisch v. Suntrust Banks, Inc.	amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellants	07/15/2011
Dudenhoeffer v. Fifth Third Bancorp	amicus, in support of appellants	07/14/2011
Griffin v. Flagstar Bankorp, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	06/30/2011
Kenseth v. Dean Health Plans, Inc.	amicus, in support of reversal	06/13/2011
Debbie McCravy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	amicus, in support of petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc	05/31/2011
Tibble v. Edison International	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	05/25/2011
Taylor v. KeyCorp	amicus, supporting plaintiff-cross-appellee	05/20/2011
Fossen v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	02/18/2011
Faber v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.	amicus, letter in response to the court's invitation	02/17/2011
Secretary of Labor v. Holloway and Doyle	on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey	02/16/2011
Pfeil v. State Street Bank and Trust Company	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	02/15/2011
Secretary of Labor v. Holloway and Doyle	reply	02/04/2011
Taylor v. KeyCorp	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant	01/12/2011
Sherfel v. Gassman	amicus, in support of defendant's memorandum on opposition to plaintiffs' request for injunctive and declaratory relief	12/07/2010
Allen v. Wachovia Corp.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	11/24/2010
Kenseth v. Dean Health Plans, Inc.	amicus	11/22/2010
Lanfear v. Home Depot, Inc.	amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant	11/22/2010
McLemore v. Regions Bank	amicus, supporting appellants	11/19/2010
Sewright v. ING Groep, N.V.	amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellants	11/18/2010
Quan v. Computer Sciences Corp.	amicus, in support of petition for en banc rehearing	11/01/2010
In Re: J.P. Jeanneret Associates, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motions to dismiss claims	10/18/2010
Solis v. The Food Employers Labor Relations Association and United Food and Commercial Works Pension Fund, et. al.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland	10/18/2010
In Re: Beacon Securities Litigation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs' memoranda in opposition to defendants' motions to dismiss claims	10/01/2010
Renfro v. Unisys	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	09/16/2010
Boyd v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	amicus, supporting defendant-appellee	09/14/2010
Fish v. Greatbanc Trust Corp.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs' opposition to defendants' joint motion for summary judgment	06/25/2010
Barboza v. California Association of Firefighters	amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant	06/15/2010
Gearren v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellants requesting reversal	06/04/2010
Lingis v. Motorola, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	05/14/2010
Solis v. Malkani	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland	05/03/2010
Debbie McCravy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant	04/28/2010
Tullis v. UMB Bank	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	04/15/2010
Loomis v. Exelon Corporation	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellants	02/10/2010
Matschiner v. Hartford Life And Accident Insurance Company	amicus, supporting defendant-appellant and requesting reversal	02/03/2010
In Re: Citigroup Erisa Litigation	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	12/28/2009
Kanawi v. Bechtel Corporation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs	12/28/2009
Celentano v. Burnes	amicus, in support of defendant's motion to dismiss	12/18/2009
Nauman v. Abbott Laboratories, and Hospira, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs	12/17/2009
Beesley v. International Paper Company	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees urging affirmance	12/14/2009
McCullough v. Aegon USA, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant's petition for rehearing en banc	12/01/2009
Edwards v. A. H. Cornell and Son, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant for reversal	11/23/2009
Daniels-Hall v. National Education Association	amicus, in support of defendants	09/04/2009
Nicolas v. MCI Health And Welfare Plan	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant	08/31/2009
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. District of Columbia	amicus, in support of appellants	08/21/2009
Midgett v. Washington Group International Long Term Disability Plan	amicus, in support of appellants	05/29/2009
Wendel v. Herzlinger	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee and requesting affirmance	05/26/2009
Cook v. Campbell	amicus, in support of appellants	04/21/2009
US Securities and Exchange Commission v. AA Capital Partners, Inc.	amicus, in opposition to the General Partners' motion for attorneys fees	04/03/2009
US Securities and Exchange Commission v. AA Capital Partners, Inc.	amicus, motion of the Secretary of Labor for leave to file a brief on the pending attorney's fees issues	02/19/2009
Hecker v. Deere	amicus, in support of panel rehearing	02/17/2009
Braden v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal	02/13/2009
Johnson v. Couturier	amicus, supporting appellees and requesting affirmance	01/30/2009
Rahm v. Halpin	amicus, supporting debtor-defendant-appellee	01/16/2009
Cyr v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company	amicus, supporting appellee's petition for hearing en banc	11/10/2008
Johnson v. Couturier	amicus, in support of motion for preliminary injunction	09/24/2008
Sowers, et al v. FreightCar America	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellees	06/06/2008
Young v. General Motors Investment Management Corp.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	07/03/2008
Chao v. Meixner	petition on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia	07/11/2008
Chao v. Plan Benefit Services, Inc.	memorandum in further support of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment	05/12/2008
McLemore v. Regions Bank	amicus, in support of plaintiff	05/05/2008
Hecker v. Deere	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants, amended	04/02/2008
Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. City and County of San Francisco	amicus, supporting appellee and requesting affirmance	02/27/2008
Grabek v. Northrop Grumman Corp.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	02/05/2008
Chao v. Plan Benefit Services, Inc.	memorandum in support of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment	02/03/2008
Lively v. Dynergy	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	10/10/2007
Evans v. Akers	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	08/08/2007
Pfahler v. National Latex Products Co.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	02/21/2007
Tullis v. UMB Bank	amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal	02/06/2007
Chao v. Community Trust Co.	secretary’s petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	02/05/2007
Harzewski v. Guidant Corp.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	12/28/2006
Rogers v. Baxter International, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellees	12/08/2006
In Re: Calpine Corporation	amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal	11/15/2006
Retail Industry Leaders Association v. Fielder	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellee and requesting affirmance	11/06/2006
Howell v. Motorola, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	11/01/2006
Bridges v. American Electric Power Company, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal	10/19/2006
Graden v. Conexant Systems, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal	09/01/2006
Kirschbaum v. Reliant Energy, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	08/16/2006
Dickerson v. Feldman	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant	07/18/2006
Woods v. Southern Company	amicus, in support of the appellant and requesting reversal	07/14/2006
LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg and Assoc., Inc.	amicus, in support of petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc	07/12/2006
Holtzscher v Dynegy, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants requesting reversal	06/28/2006
Vaughn v. Bay Environmental Management, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	06/07/2006
Green v. ExxonMobil Corp.	amicus, in support of appellants and requesting reversal	05/25/2006
Beck v. Pace International Union	amicus, in support of petition for rehearing	12/15/2005
Armstrong v. LaSalle Bank National Association	amicus	12/01/2005
Martin M. Coyne v. Bayer Corporation and Sterling Drug, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	10/18/2005
Chao v. Day	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia	09/30/2005
Chao v. Community Trust Co.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	09/27/2005
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina v. Carillo	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	09/14/2005
Chao v. Koresko	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	09/02/2005
Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	08/11/2005
Pereira v. Farace	amicus, supporting appellant's petition for panel and en banc rehearing	07/25/2005
Goeres v. Charles Schwab and Co.	amicus, in support of the appellant and requesting reversal	07/11/2005
In Re: Merrimac Paper Company	amicus, supporting appellant for reversal	05/11/2005
Bickley v. Caremark, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	05/05/2005
Langbecker v. EDS	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees requesting affirmance	04/26/2005
Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff's-appellant's petition for rehearing en banc	04/11/2005
Coan v. Kaufman	amicus	02/25/2005
In Re: UAL Corporation	amicus, letter response	12/17/2004
In Re: Schering-Plough Corporation ERISA Litigation	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	10/20/2004
Midatlantic v. Sereboff	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee	07/08/2004
Glanton v. AdvancePCS Health	amicus, in support of appellant and requesting reversal	07/01/2004
Agway v. Magnuson	amicus, in opposition to motions to dismiss	06/18/2004
QualChoice v. Rowland	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant's petition for en banc rehearing	06/17/2004
Tatum v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.	amicus, in support of appellant and reversal of the District Court's decision	05/07/2004
U.S. Department of Labor v. Grayson	on appeal from and order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon	04/16/2004
Nicolaou v. Horizon Media	amicus, in support of appellant for reversal	02/12/2004
Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	02/27/2004
In Re: WorldCom	amicus, in opposition to motions to dismiss	01/16/2004
Millsap v. McDonnell-Douglas	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees urging affirmance	10/09/2003
Bombardier v. Ferrer	amicus, in support of appellee requesting affirmance	09/11/2003
Callery v. United States Life Ins. Co.	amicus, in support of appellant and reversal of the District Court's decision	08/20/2003
In Re: Williams Company	amicus, supporting plaintiff's motion for reconsideration	08/20/2003
Arana v. Ochsner Health Plan, Inc.	amicus	04/10/2003
Gerosa v. Savasta	amicus, supporting reversal	11/01/2002
Stern v. IBM	amicus, in support of appellant for reversal	10/15/2002
Sardagna v. Glaziers Pension Trust	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant	10/15/2002
Mario v. P&C Food Markets	amicus, in support of appellee	09/10/2002
Tittle v. Enron	amicus, opposing the motions to dismiss	08/30/2002
Harley v. Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co.	amicus, in support of appellant's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	05/22/2002
Keen v. Weaver	amicus, supporting petitioner	02/13/2002
Ostler v. OCE-USA, Inc.	amicus, in support of the appellant	02/08/2002
In the matter of the Estate of David A. Egelhoff	amicus, in opposition to the respondent's motion for further determination	06/26/2001
Benefits Committee v. Key Trust	amicus, in support of defendant-appellee	06/22/2001
Harley v. Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co.	amicus, in support of appellants and reversal	06/12/2000

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