Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A.

Decided June 1, 2020. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-1712 · 590 U.S. 538 · Cited 430 times

Because petitioners, whose defined-benefit retirement plan guarantees them a fixed payment each month regardless of the plan’s value or its fiduciaries’ investment decisions, have no concrete stake in this Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 lawsuit against the fiduciaries, they lack Article III standing.

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