ERISA Litigation
Since the passage of ERISA, the firm has represented clients across the country in connection with the extensive body of case law interpreting ERISA and related employee benefits issues. Vedder Price regularly advises clients on the procedures for handling claims and litigation strategies, anticipating trial considerations. Even more than in some other areas of law, benefits litigation is highly influenced by careful structuring of claims proceedings and trial tactics. The firm has presented numerous seminars dealing with benefit claims and litigation around the country.
Vedder Price has won several leading cases in the employee benefits field, including two Supreme Court cases and dozens of important cases in the courts of appeals and federal district courts. These cases have involved plan amendments and terminations, alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, federal preemption of state laws, withdrawal liability claims and many other subjects. While the firm prides itself on its successful record in multimillion dollar, complex litigation, it also handles simpler, garden variety benefit disputes efficiently and economically, frequently achieving either an early settlement or a victory on summary judgment.
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