· 6/25/2014
Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer
Citations
- 134 S. Ct. 2459
- 189 L. Ed. 2d 457
- 2014 U.S. LEXIS 4495
- 82 U.S.L.W. 4578
- 24 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 908
- 58 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1405
- 2014 WL 2864481
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- explaining that allegations in a complaint must rest on a plausible legal theory to survive a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim
- noting that \[t]he complaint alleges that ... the fiduciaries knew or should have known that Fifth Third's stock was overvalued or excessively risky\
- noting Congress’s “goal of encouraging employee ownership of the company’s stock”
- ERISA \protect[s] and strengthen[s] the rights of employees\ and \encourage[s] the development of private retirement plans.\
- ERISA “protect[s] and strengthen[s] the rights of employees” and “encourage[s] the development of private retirement plans.”
- “[F]ail[ure] to outsmart a presumptively efficient market . . . [is] not a sound basis for imposing liability.” (citation omitted)
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Judges: Breyer
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