Seattle, WA
Class action Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Class Action, Employee Benefits ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Class certification in 2008. Favorable settlement with final court approval in 2010. Keller Rohrback was appointed lead class counsel.
ERISA section 204(h) claims that WaMu and predecessor banks did not adequately disclose that plan amendments converting defined benefit plans to cash balance plans would cause significant reductions in ... the rate of future benefit accrual.
OUTCOME: Favorable settlement with final court approval in 2012. Keller Rohrback was appointed co-lead class counsel.
ERISA fiduciary breach class action case arising out of the collapse of Bear Stearns in 2008 causing ESOP losses.
OUTCOME: In 2009, the Eighth Circuit for the first time applied Iqbal to an ERISA case and reversed the dismissal of the lead plaintiff’s case. Favorable settlement with final court approval in 2012. Keller Rohrback was appointed lead class counsel.
ERISA fiduciary breach and prohibited transactions claims in class action challenging fees collected by Merrill Lynch in connection with the Wal-Mart 401(k) plan's investment options.
OUTCOME: Won Temporary Restraining Order enjoining state officials from issuing or enforcing "Trespass Warnings." Favorable settlement including permanent injunction in 2012.
Section 1983 prior restraint free speech case challenging the Washington State Patrol's use of "Trespass Warnings" to exclude individuals from the Washington State Capitol Campus.
OUTCOME: Favorable decision on Motion to Dismiss following consolidation of multiple state class action cases in MDL proceeding where Keller Rohrback was appointed interim co-lead counsel.
Consumer protection and breach of contract action alleging that Chase and its predecessor entities (Washington Mutual, EMC, and Bear Stearns) failed to grant final mortgage modifications to homeowners ... who completed temporary payment plans, engaged in deceptive practices in the loan modification process, and failed to honor final modifications.
OUTCOME: Favorable decision on Defendants' Motions to Dismiss ERISA claims, finding that Plaintiffs adequately pleaded Defendant Transamerica's fiduciary status and alleged plausible claims for fiduciary breach and prohibited transactions.
This case was brought by plan participants on behalf of a class of plans that use Transamerica’s group annuity contract platform to provide investment options in their 401(k) plans. The plaintiffs alle ... ged fiduciary breaches and prohibited transactions based on excessive fees charged in connection with Transamerica’s separate accounts. Transamerica advised the plans that these investments were prudent and offered a ‘‘fiduciary warranty,’’ among other things, yet disputed its fiduciary status.
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