Federal Judge Dismisses Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Verizon Plans

Mealey's (October 10, 2017, 8:16 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A plaintiff’s allegations that a number of 401(k) retirement plans offered by Verizon Communications Inc. were “overly complex, overly risky, and inappropriate for the average Verizon employee” are not sufficient to maintain a claim for breach of fiduciary duty, a New York federal judge said Sept. 28 in partially granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss (Melina N. Jacobs v. Verizon Communications Inc., et al., No. 16-1082, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162703)....