Mealey's (November 2, 2016, 12:23 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A defendant in a class action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act on Oct. 7 filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opinion and rule on whether ERISA permits a cause of action for indemnity or contribution by a person found liable for breach of fiduciary duty (David B. Fenkell v. Alliance Holdings Inc., et al., No. 16-473, U.S. Sup.; 2016 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3658)....