Publication Date: 2022-12-07
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge John M. Walker, Jr.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Ellen T. Noteware, on the brief, Todd S. Collins, Berger Montague PC, Philadelphia, PA; John J. Nestico, Todd M. Schneider, on the brief, Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP, Charlotte, NC and Emeryville, CA.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: James O. Fleckner, Michael K. Isenman, Kelsey Pelagalli, on the brief, Jaime A. Santos, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, DC and Boston, MA.
For amici curiae AARP and AARP Foundation: Leah M. Nicholls, on the brief, Public Justice, P.C., Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Public Justice Dara S. Smith, William Alvarado Rivera, on the brief, AARP Foundation, Washington, DC.
For amici curiae The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, American Benefits Council, Society of Professional Asset Managers and Recordkeepers, American Council of Life Insurers, and Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Meaghan VerGow, on the brief, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 21-805-cv
Class Certification in ERISA Suit Vacated; Predominance Inquiry Did Not Analyze Defenses