Retiree Failed To Show Abbott Laboratories Is Named Fiduciary Of Retirement Plan

Mealey's (October 8, 2020, 10:18 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Oct. 2 granted a motion to dismiss filed by Abbott Laboratories after determining that a retiree seeking to recover a $245,000 loss to her 401(k) retirement account as a result of identity theft failed to prove that Abbott is named as a fiduciary in the retirement plan (Heide Bartnett v. Abbott Laboratories, et al., No. 20-2127, N.D. Ill., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182645)....