Legal Opinion
Langbecker v. Electronic Data Systems Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 18, 2007No. 04-41760PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Although legal remedies exist for the alleged wrongs committed by Electronic Data Systems (“EDS”) and its associated defendants for allegedly mismanaging the *303company’s 401 (k) Retirement Plan, the Rule 23(b)(1) or (b)(2) class action certified by the district court is not among them. The district court erroneously interpreted the impact, inter alia, of intraclass conflicts and fact-specific defenses arising from ERISA § 404(c) and individual releases. Rule 23(b)(2) is unsuited to provide classwide relief, and Rule 23(b)(1) is conceptually unclear. As a result, we must VACATE and REMAND the…
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