Motion For Fees Granted, Plaintiff Continued to Pursue Litigation Despite Dismissal

Court granted motion for judgment on the pleadings where plaintiffs failed to amend their complaint to add or change allegations that would affect the reasons why the court previously dismissed the claim.

Tortious interference and conspiracy claims failed where there was insufficient evidence that defendant had an ulterior motive to interfere with plaintiff's business relationship.

Family trust established to pay pensions to domestic employees was not subject to ERISA coverage where it could not qualify as a multiple-employer plan due to the lack of necessary connection between the family members and the family members' lack of involvement in managing the trust.

Plaintiff Adequately Alleges Board Breached Fiduciary Duty Over Benefit Statements

Plaintiff Fails to Meet 'High Standard of Proof' to Disqualify Defendant's Counsel

Court declined to rule on objection to denial of privilege waiver where there were genuine issues of material fact over party's control over its subsidiary, which underpinned the claim that the party caused the subsidiary to disclose privileged information to third parties.

Court was not obligated to consider evidence of party asserting attorney-client privilege when ordering an evidentiary hearing where opposing party made a prima facie case for application of the crime-fraud exception.

Appeals & Motions List released on:June 25, 2024

Cease-and-Desist Order's Propriety, When Employee Not Reinstated, Inadequately Articulated