Bloomberg BNA Releases the 2012 Supplement to “ERISA Litigation, Fourth Edition”

Bloomberg BNA has published the 2012 Supplement to ERISA Litigation, Fourth Edition, providing updated coverage of complex areas of ERISA as well as recent developments following important Supreme Court decisions that affect benefits. 

The Fourth Edition supplies complete analysis of evolving heavily litigated areas such as standard of review, preemption, fiduciary duties, pension plan investments, and retiree welfare benefits, as well as of cutting-edge problem areas such as privacy, contingent workers, managed care, and RICO. The treatise takes into account changes in pleading requirements as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal; the availability of remedies after CIGNA Corp. v. Amara and LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates; factors applicable to the determination of attorneys’ fees after Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.; the appropriate standard of review after Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Glenn and Conkright v. Frommert; and the proliferation of mutual fund fees cases and class actions.  

The 2012 Supplement provides valuable updates to the Fourth Edition, including: 

• A new chapter on executive compensation litigation 
• Conflicts of interest after Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Glenn 
• The impact of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes on ERISA class actions 
• Attorneys’ fees post–Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.
• The fiduciary exception after United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation 
• Information on preemption, standing, retiree health claims, excessive fee litigation, and withdrawal liability 

The treatise also covers critical information on remedies, exhaustion of internal remedies, proper parties, fiduciary status, and 401(k)/employer securities litigation. 

ERISA Litigation, Fourth Edition is co-authored by experienced ERISA attorneys with significant input from contributors who are leading ERISA litigators. The primary authors are Jayne E. Zanglein, who teaches law and public policy at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC; Lawrence A. Frolik, who teaches law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA; and Susan J. Stabile who teaches law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, MN. This title is available for sale directly from Bloomberg BNA and is also available on the Bloomberg Law legal research system.