New York Federal Judge Dismisses ERISA Lawsuit Over Excessive Advice Fees

Mealey's (June 23, 2017, 12:29 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on June 21 dismissed an Employee Retirement Income Security Act putative class action that alleged that a record keeper’s advice arrangement constituted a breach of fiduciary duty resulting in excessive fees, saying that the plaintiff failed to allege facts showing that the defendants were ERISA fiduciaries with respect to their fees (Lisa Patrico v. Voya Financial Inc., et al., No. 16-cv-7070, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95735)....