Legal Opinion
George v. Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided September 4, 2009No. C/A No. 8:06-cv-373-RBHPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
R. BRYAN HARWELL, District Judge.
Pending before the court is Plaintiffs’ [Docket Entry #220] amended motion to certify a class. This proposed class action arises from Defendant Duke Energy Corporation’s conversion of its traditional defined benefit plan to a cash balance plan.
Background
Plaintiffs’ amended class action complaint alleges three causes of action1 under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (“ERISA”): 1) a claim for benefits under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1) based on the allegation that Defendants Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan and Duke…
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