Fifth Circuit· 9/15/2016

William Lee v. Verizon Communications, Inc.

Citations

837 F.3d 523
62 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1757
2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 16929
2016 WL 4926159

How courts have described this case

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holding that violation of statutory right to proper pension plan management did not manifest concrete injury absent alleged adverse effect to actual benefits
concluding that “constitutional standing for defined-benefit plan participants requires imminent risk of default by the plan, such that the participant’s benefits are adversely affected”
concluding that a “bare allegation of incursion on [a] purported statutory right” is not a constitutional injury absent an “allegation of a real risk” to the plaintiff
no-standing where plaintiff alleged breach of a duty under ERISA but no harm caused by the mismanagement of the pension plan
no standing where plaintiff alleged breach of a duty under ERISA but no harm caused by the mismanagement of the pension plan
“As a matter of subject matter jurisdiction, standing under ERISA § 502(a) is subject to challenge through Rule 12(b)(1).”

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Judges: Benavides, Southwtck, Costa

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