401(K) FEE LITIGATION UPDATE CENTER

• 401(k) Plans In The Cross-Hairs(PDF)
  
• Heightened Regulatory Focus On Plan Fees
  
• Understanding 401(k) Fees
  
• Complaints Filed Against Major Companies and Service Providers
  
• Information on How Spencer Fane Can Help Protect Your 401(k) Plan
  

Older Articles

• An Updated Overview and Analysis of 401(k) Fee Litigation
  
• District Court Declines to Dismiss Kraft 401(k) Fee Case
  
• The Next Wave of 401(k) Fee Litigation
  
• New 401(k) Suit Against Kraft Foods
  
• A Frontal Assault on 401(k) Fee Practices
  

• 401(k) Fee Suits Travel Down Market
  
• Important 401(k) Fee Rulings On The Horizon
  
• Nationwide Wins One, Loses One In Fee Litigation: Troubling Definition of "Plan Assets" Survives
  
• Fidelity , NEA Targeted in New Fee Lawsuits
  
• Opinion Dismissing Deere 401(k) Fee Suit Creates Split of Authority
  
• 401(k) Fee Litigation Proceeds: More Suits, More Attorneys, New Targets
  

Media Mentions

• "Employees Name Investment Adviser in 401(k) Suit" (Investment News, July 19, 2009)
  
• "Getting Personal: Small 401(k) Not Immune From Lawsuits" (Dow Jones Newswires, July 14, 2009
  
• "Securities Lending Suits Mount Against Northern Trust" (Ignites, July 1, 2009)
  
• "The Mystery Fee" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 10, 2007)
  
• "Complicated 401(k) Fees Prompt Lawsuit, Regulation" (Kansas City Business Journal, July 6, 2007) (PDF)
  
• "Judge Grants Stay in Exelon 401(k) Fee Lawsuit" (Financial Week, June 29, 2007)(PDF)
  
• "Dismissal of 401(k) Fee Lawsuit Good News" (Financial Week, June 22, 2007) (PDF)
  
• "U.S. Judge Dismisses Suit Against Fidelity, Deere" (Business Insurance, June 22, 2007) (PDF)
  
• "Fidelity Wins as Suit Over Fees Tossed" (Boston Globe, June 21, 2007) (PDF)
  
• "401(k) Fees Suits Not Soon to Retire" (The National Law Journal, June 2007) (PDF)
  
• "401(k) Uproar" (Inside Counsel Magazine, February 2007) (PDF)
  
• "401(k) Fees Under the Gun" (Business Finance Magazine, February 2007) (PDF)
  
• "Share Alike" (Plan Sponsor Magazine, Jan. 2007) (PDF)
  
• "Paying the Price" (Plan Sponsor Magazine, Dec. 2006) (PDF)
  
• "Fidelity is Sued Over 401(k) Fees" (The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 14, 2006) (PDF)
  
• "Retirement Rip-Off" (Forbes Magazine, Dec. 11, 2006) (PDF)
  
• "Lawsuits Take on Excessive 401(k) Plan Fees" (The Daily Record, Nov. 28, 2006) (PDF)
  
• "Workers' Suit Highlights Secrecy Over 401(k) Fees" (Los Angeles Times, Nov. 5, 2006) (PDF)

How Spencer Fane Can Help Protect Your 401(k) Plan

Spencer Fane has unparalled knowledge of the legal and business implications of these lawsuits. That knowledge, combined with decades of experience in the intricatecies of ERISA transactions and litigation, allows us to provide creative, sophisticated strategies for both avoiding litigation and successfully defending you from lawsuits. Whether you represent a company, a board, a plan committee, or another entity, Spencer Fane can help you get ahead of the curve.

Our services include:

• Detailed fee audits
  
• Audits of fiduciary procedures and processes
  
• Strategic liabilty avoidance advice
  
• Drafting communications with plan participants
  
• Providing independent counsel to boards of directors, investment committees, and other fiduciaries
  
• Plan design options to minimize risk by anticipating future trends
  
• Litigation by ERISA experts

Contact Us
Contact Greg Ash, Chair of Spencer Fane's ERISA Litigation Group for more information:

Tel: 913.327.5115
gash@spencerfane.com