Review Of Forum Selection Clauses In ERISA Plans Not Warranted, Respondents Say

Mealey's (July 1, 2019, 10:56 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should deny a petition for certiorari in a case alleging breach of fiduciary duty against a retirement plan because there is no split among the circuit courts regarding whether forum selection clauses in plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act are valid and enforceable, the plan defendants contend in a June 27 response brief (Jeffrey A. Robertson v. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, et al., No. 18-1341, U.S. Sup.)....