Panel Says Pension Plan Participant Stated A Plausible Claim For Benefits Under ERISA

Mealey's (March 31, 2020, 2:09 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 27 reversed and remanded a pension plan participant’s claim for pension benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, disagreeing with the district court’s finding that the participant failed to state a plausible claim for benefits under ERISA (Angela Henderson Williamson v. Travelport LP, Galileo & Worldspan U.S. Legacy Pension Plan, No. 18-10449, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 9620)....