Legal Opinion
Walker ex rel. 401k Plan v. Merrill Lynch & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 25, 2016No. 15 Civ. 1959 (PGG)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PAUL G. GARDEPHE, United States District Judge
Pro se Plaintiff Craig Walker brings this putative class action pursuant to Section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., Section 1 of the Sherman Act, and N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law ,§ 349. Plaintiff alleges that Merrill Lynch and Bank of America breached their fiduciary duties under ERISA by (1) selecting high-fee funds for his 401(k) plan; and (2) receiving fees as a result of recommending high-fee funds to plan trustees. Plaintiff also claims that Defendants’ selection of funds-constitutes a…
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