Legal Opinion
Bonnie Fish v. Greatbanc Trust Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 14, 2014No. 12-3330PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
The central issue in this appeal is the application of the statute of limitations for claims for breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seg. 1 The presumptive limitation period for violations is six years from the date of the last action constituting part of the breach or violation, but the statute provides a limited exception. The time is shortened to just three years from the time the plaintiff gained “actual knowledge of the breach or violation.” 29 U.S.C. § 1113. (The six-year limit can also…
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