Puerto Rico Federal Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss Church Plan Class Action

Mealey's (February 1, 2017, 11:55 AM EST) -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Puerto Rico federal judge on Jan. 27 adopted a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation and denied pension plans’ motion to dismiss an amended class action complaint alleging breaches of fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, saying the factual record must be developed before a summary judgment motion could be considered (Ivette M. Martinez-Gonzalez, et al. v. Catholic Schools of the Archioceses of San Juan Pension Plan, et al., No. 16-2077, D. Puerto Rico, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11903)....