On Remand Of Protracted ERISA Row, Judge Confirms 55 Of 177 Arbitration Awards

Mealey's (April 7, 2023, 2:55 PM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On remand from the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a sprawling Employee Retirement Income Security Act dispute, and despite the existence of a certified class in a related case, a Missouri federal judge declined to transfer individual actions concerning arbitration awards or vacate the awards, instead granting confirmation of the awards in 55 cases and granting dismissal of the other 122 cases....