I’ll See You in Court! ERISA Litigation
Update 2016/2017
Our Presentation:
For a whirlwind – and hopefully informative – tour of the many developments in ERISA Land in 2016 and 2017, come join us as we learn from the mistakes of others and discover a few new ways to help our clients avoid ending up on the wrong side of the “versus” in a case caption.
Tim Verrall, Esq. will cover current litigation concerns, such as:
- · The short-handed Supreme Court will be considering important issues involving the funding of church-sponsored pension plans.
- · ERISA claims in 2016 and 2017 have a certain air of familiarity about them
- · In the lower courts, colleges and universities are increasingly finding themselves in the same crosshairs that private-sector employers have been dealing with for years
- · DOL’s on-again/off-again fiduciary rule remains in play under the new administration and subject to continuing judicial review in several courts
- · Cases like Tackett, Gobeille, Monanile, Tibble, Dudenhoefer, and Spokeo continue to reverberate
We are told that variety is the spice of life. If that is the case, 2017 is shaping up to be a very spicy year indeed on the ERISA litigation front. Over the past few years, enterprising lawyers have been hard at work in their dungeon laboratories, in search of the latest novel theories to turn up the heat on plan fiduciaries, and their new creations are even now lurching into courts across the country.
For a whirlwind – and hopefully informative – tour of the many developments in ERISA Land in 2016 and 2017, come join us as we learn from the mistakes of others and discover a few new ways to help our clients avoid ending up on the wrong side of the “versus” in a case caption.
About Our Speaker:
Timothy G. Verrall is a shareholder in the Houston office of Ogletree Deakins where he advises a diverse range of clients on a wide variety of employee benefit plan issues arising under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, and related federal and state laws including employee benefit plan design and administration, executive and incentive compensation, controversies and litigation, plan investments and health care privacy. Tim is a past president of the Orange County Chapter of the Western Pension & Benefits Conference and is a frequent speaker on employee benefits topics for industry organizations.
Continuing Education:
2 CE for ASPPA certifications
2 CEC for NIPA certifications
2 CPE for CEBS
1.75 hours MCLE for California attorneys
2 hours for California CPAs
2 hours for Certified Financial Planners
2 hour for ERPA and Enrolled Agents
Doors open at 7:30 a.m. for check-in, breakfast and networking. Our program will begin at 8:00 a.m. and this program will end at approximately 10:00 a.m. The registration fee includes a full breakfast buffet and hosted valet parking.
The reservation deadline for this event is Thursday, April 13.
WP&BC Members can bring a guest for free! This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce your peers and colleagues to our Chapter. Remember, your guest should be a first-time visitor and potential member. Look for the free guest offer when you register online
The statements and materials presented at WP&BC Orange County Chapter events are solely the opinions of the speakers and do not represent the opinions or positions of WP&BC Orange County Chapter. In addition, WP&BC Orange County Chapter assumes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the statements and materials presented by speakers at WP&BC Orange County Chapter events.
