Legal Opinion
Teets v. Great-West Life & Annuity Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 27, 2019No. 18-1019PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHESON, Circuit Judge.
Great-West Life Annuity and Insurance Company ("Great-West") manages an investment fund that guarantees investors will never lose their principal or the interest they accrue. It offers the fund to employers as an investment option for their employees' retirement savings plans, which are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.
John Teets-a participant in an employer retirement plan-invested money in Great-West's fund. He later sued Great-West under ERISA, alleging Great-West breached a fiduciary duty to participants in…
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