Legal Opinion
Lanfear v. Home Depot, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 2012No. 10-13002PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
People build many things over the course of their fives. Throughout the time allotted them, they build houses and homes, character and careers, relationships and reputations. And if they’re wise like Aesop’s ant, during the summer and autumn of their fives they store up something for the winter. 1 Although the ant in the fable did well enough without its savings plan being protected by ERISA, the plaintiffs in this case seek the protections of that statute. They claim that the fiduciaries of their retirement plan violated ERISA in ways that damaged their efforts to…
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