Legal Opinion
Mertens v. Kaiser Steel Retirement Plan
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 7, 1992No. C-88-3587-MHP, C-89-4475-MHPPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PATEL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, former employees of Kaiser Steel Corporation (“Kaiser Steel”) and participants in its ERISA qualified pension plan filed this action against defendant Hewitt Associates (“Hewitt”) on December 18, 1989, alleging Hewitt’s failure to comply with its “professional obligations” under both ERISA and California common law. On August 9, 1990, this court granted Hewitt’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint in its entirety. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of plaintiffs’ state law professional negligence claim. On March 26,…
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