Contract Clause Strong Enough to Upend ERISA Forum Provisions
A recent ruling issued by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals resolved a controversial issue in Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation: Does ERISA’s venue provision, 29 U.S.C. Section 1132(e)(2), preclude enforcement of a forum-selection clause in an employee benefits plan? The petitioner, George Mathias, the plan beneficiary, the secretary of labor, as amicus […]