Erisa Litigation, Sixth Edition

ERISA cases are complex and often contain multiple issues that are difficult to untangle. ERISA Litigation, now updated in its Sixth Edition, is the practitioner s all-in-one guide to this complicated field. Updated throughout, with significantly revised chapters on preemption, exhaustion of remedies, and retiree health plan chapters, it includes detailed analysis of: Types of ERISA plans (executive compensation, 401(k) plans, welfare plans, disability plans, church plans, retiree health plans, managed care plans, defined benefit plans, multi-employer plans, insurance plans, and ESOPs) Substantive areas of law (benefit denials, spousal benefits, age discrimination, retaliation, misrepresentation, and plan amendments) Procedural issues (preemption, jurisdiction, standing, venue, statutes of limitations, service of process, and exhaustion of remedies) Remedies (legal and equitable remedies and preliminary injunctions) Litigation issues (discovery, class actions, fee litigation, attorneys fees, work product and attorney client privileges) The Sixth Edition includes discussion of regulatory changes (disability claims procedures and investment advice) and significant Supreme Court decisions issued since the last edition, including Tibble (statute of limitations), Gobeille (preemption), M&G Polymers (retiree healthcare), Montanile (remedies), Stapleton (church plans), Dukes (class actions), Windsor (DOMA), McCutchen (equitable remedies), Hobby Lobby (contraceptive coverage), Heimeshoff (statute of limitations), Fifth Third Bancorp (stock drop case), National Federation of Independent Business (PPACA), and Atlantic Marine Construction (forum selection clauses).