Publication Date: 2024-05-09
Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Rachana A. Pathak, Douglas D. Geyser, John Stokes, Tillman J. Breckenridge, on the brief: Peter K. Stris, Stris & Maher LLP, Los Angeles, CA and Washington, D.C.
As Amicus Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Seema Nanda, G. William Scott, Jeffrey M. Hahn, on the brief, Alyssa C. George, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Argent Trust Co.: Lars C. Golumbic, Michael J. Prame, Paul J. Rinefierd, on the brief, Sarah M. Adams, Groom Law Group, Chartered, Washington, D.C.
For Defendants-Appellants Ryan Sasson, Daniel Blumkin, Ian Behar, Duke Enterprises LLC, Twist Financial LLC, Blaise Investments LLC, and Strategic Financial Solutions, LLC: Jeremy P. Blumenfeld, Margaret M. McDowell, Jared R. Killeen, Antonia M. Moran, Michael E. Kenneally, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, D.C.
Jennifer B. Dickey, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C., Andrew J. Pincus, Archis A. Parasharami, Daniel E. Jones, Erica A. White, Nancy G. Ross, Jed W. Glickstein, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL.
For Amici Curiae the ESOP Association and the American Benefits Council in support of Defendants-Appellants: Mark D. Taticchi, Elizabeth M. Casey, Richard J. Pearl, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, PA and Chicago, IL.
Case Number: 21-2891-cv
Arbitration Clause Unenforceable; Would Prevent Pursuit of Plan-Wide Remedies Under ERISA