United States Fifth Circuit

In a class action under ERISA alleging breach of a fiduciary duty with regard to the transfer of pension plans, dismissal of plaintiffs' claims is affirmed where they lacked standing to sue under ERISA section 502(a)(2).

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/16/2005
• Published 05/16/2005

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, DENNIS, CLEMENT, PRADO and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jani K. Rachelson (argued), Bruce S. Levine, Elizabeth O'Leary, Cohen, Weiss & Simon, New York City, Hal K. Gillespie, Gillespie, Rozen, Watsky, Motley & Jones, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., Elizabeth Hopkins (argued), Karen L. Handorf, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, DC, for U.S. Dept. of Labor, Amicus Curiae., Mary Ellen Signorille, AARP, Washington, DC, for AARP, Amicus Curiae., Eugene B. Granof, Air Line Pilots Ass'n, Herndon, VA, Jerry D. Anker, Airline Pilots Ass'n Intern., Washington, DC, for Air Line Pilots Ass'n Intern., Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward Patterson Perrin, Jr. (argued), Jennifer Ruth Poe, Hallett & Perrin, Dallas, TX, Gregory Scott Coleman, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.