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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Case Summaries:]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4180/is_20080929/ai_n28112576]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. District Court, Western District of New York   Social Security   Muschawek v. Astrue   07-CV-558   Judge Skretny   Background: The plaintiff's claim for disability benefits was denied and he seeks judicial review of the denial. The disabilities alleged include hearing loss, Attention...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Dept. of Labor wants a better consumer]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4180/is_20080825/ai_n28037702]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On July 23, the Department of Labor DOL released its proposed rules for "Fiduciary Requirements for Disclosure in Participant- Directed Individual Account Plans."    Try saying that three times fast.    The long and short of this 32-page document is the latest in regulation aimed at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Legal Opinions - U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals: June 30, 2008]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[4th Circuit Court of Appeals   Criminal Law   Probable cause for a search warrant   BOTTOM LINE: District court properly found warrant was properly issued where police officer's omissions in warrant affidavit were not material to finding of probable cause.      ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Labor concludes ERISA suit in Md.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4183/is_20080520/ai_n25446174]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor said it obtained a consent judgment removing National Management Systems LLC, of Columbia, and its owner, William Ray Miller II, as fiduciaries to the company's pension plan, and permanently barring them from fiduciary service to any employee benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prudential Financial's Koeppel Named Member of ERISA Advisory Council]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_22/ai_n25340656]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. -- Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) announced today that Sanford Koeppel, vice president of legislative and regulatory affairs for Prudential Retirement, was one of five new members selected by U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to serve on the U.S. Department of Labor's 2008 Advisory Council on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Liner Yankelevitz Investigates Possible Claims Relating to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.'s 401 Plan]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_10/ai_n25147093]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif LLP ("LYS&R") has commenced an investigation relating to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. ("Bear Stearns" or the "Company") and potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). The investigation focuses on investments in Bear Stearns by the Bear...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Johnson & Perkinson Announces Filing of Employee Retirement Class Action Complaint Against The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johnson & Perkinson hereby announces that it has filed a complaint against The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. ("Bear Stearns" or the "Company") (NYSE: BSC) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  The complaint, on behalf of participants and beneficiaries who obtained Company stock through...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Law Offices of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Bear Stearns&#39; Employees for ERISA Violations]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law offices of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of The Bear Stearns Companies' (NYSE: BSC) ("Bear Stearns" or the "Company") current and former employees, alleging the company violated ERISA laws concerning the management of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White Plains, N.Y., Employer and Company President Ordered to Restore $1.5 Million to Retirement Plan to Resolve U.S. Labor Department Lawsuit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: John M. Chavez of the U.S. Department of Labor, +1-617- 565-2075  NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The marketing and communications company Guild Concepts Ltd., White Plains, N.Y., and its president have been ordered to repay $1.5 million to the companys pension plan under a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Market Review on Ambac Financial Group Inc.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-23 January 2008-Streetinvesting.com: Market Review on  Ambac Financial Group IncC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:23012008    The Federal Reserve slashed two key interest rates by  three-quarters of a percentage point Tuesday following continued  concerns about a weakening economy and turmoil in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Legal Opinions - U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals: December 31,]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4183/is_20071231/ai_n21188679]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Labor & Employment   Denial of long-term disability benefits   BOTTOM LINE: Failure of benefits administrator to consider all medical ailments in denying claim for long-term disability benefits denied applicant of a full and fair review and decision to deny benefits was not based on substantial evidence. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Retirement plan records retention -- Save what? For how]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4180/is_20071222/ai_n21187982]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Employee Retirement Income Security Act ERISA has specific reporting and disclosure requirements for qualified retirement plans.    ERISA also requires plans sponsors to retain records that support information included in the reports and disclosures for a fixed period of time.    What needs to be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Washington Mutual, Citing ERISA Violations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Dec_10/ai_n21149745]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Company employees feeling effects of poor home loan and portfolio management by company executives]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Labor Department Obtains $20 Million Settlement With Union Labor Life Over Retirement Plan Fees]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200711/ai_n21797122]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Gloria Della, +1-202-693-8664 or Richard Manning, +1- 202-693-4676, both of the U.S. Department of Labor WASHINGTON,Nov. 16/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a settlement requiring Union Labor Life Insurance Co. ULLICO of Washington, D.C., to pay back nearly $16.7 million in fees and compensation to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cohen Milstein Investigates Potential ERISA Violations by Citigroup]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Nov_16/ai_n27449632]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll is currently investigating Citigroup Inc. ("Citigroup" or the "Company") to determine whether the fiduciaries of the Citigroup 401k Plan (the "Plan") may have engaged in potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cohen Milstein Investigates Potential ERISA Violations by Merrill Lynch]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Nov_7/ai_n27435627]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Please replace the release dated Nov. 6, 2007 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Filing of ERISA 401(k) Class Action Against Countrywide Financial Corporation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200709/ai_n19524636]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Stull, Stull & Brody announced today that it has commenced an ERISA 401k class action against Countrywide Financial Corporation  (NYSE: CFC) ("Countrywide") and other fiduciaries of the Countrywide Financial Corporation 401k Savings and Investment Plan ("Plan").  The class action has been brought on behalf of all participants of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Benefits experts weigh in on pension oversight, fiduciary responsibilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_km2922/is_200708/ai_n19495303]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is a follow-up to a story in the June 1 EBN, which detailed a Government Accountability Office report urging Department of Labor officials to improve staff retention and toughen up pension plan oversight. The article is available at BenefitNews.com.   The Employee Benefits Security Administration probably doesn't...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Twelve Trade Associations Support Improved 401(k) Disclosure in Submission to Labor Department]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200707/ai_n21910780]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: LABOR EDITORSContact: John Hall of American Bankers Association, +1-202-663- 5473, Jhall@aba.com; Jason Hammersla of American Benefits Council, +1- 202-289-6700, JHammersla@abcstaff.org; Jack Dolan of American Council of Life Insurers, +1-202-624-2418, JackDolan@acli.com; Judy Schub of The Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets, +1-301-961- 8682, jschub@afponline.org; Ted Godbout of The ERISA...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ERISA pre-emption reaches Congress]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3495/is_7_52/ai_n19394915]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As Congress neared its Memorial Day recess, some proponents of state health care reform clamored on Capitol Hill for a break from Employment Retirement Income Security Act ERISA pre-emption of state laws. At a May 22 congressional hearing, state health care reform advocates urged Congress to consider ERISA waivers and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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