In 2024, there was a notable uptick in class action filings under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). The 136 new ERISA class actions filed in 2024 represent an increase in new cases in comparison to 2023.
That being said, the number of new ERISA class actions in 2024 is nowhere near the all-time record of the more than 200 filed in 2020. Whether the uptick in new ERISA cases will continue into 2025 will likely depend on the resolution of the following key issues.
In the Law360 article, “Issues to Watch In 2025’s ERISA Litigation Landscape,” Groom principals William Delany, Samuel Levin, and Kara Petteway Wheatley explore what could come for ERISA Litigation in 2025, including an increased focus on health plan litigation, developments in excessive fee litigation, forfeiture litigation, pension plan litigation, and more.
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