LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc.

LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc.
Decided February 20, 2008
Full case nameLaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc.
Citations552 U.S. 248 (more)
Holding
Although ERISA does not provide a remedy for individual injuries distinct from plan injuries, it does authorize someone with a retirement account to recover from an account manager who commits fiduciary breaches that impair the value of plan assets in that person's individual account.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinion
MajorityStevens, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc., 552 U.S. 248 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that, although the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) does not provide a remedy for individual injuries distinct from plan injuries, it does authorize someone with a retirement account to recover from an account manager who commits fiduciary breaches that impair the value of plan assets in that person's individual account.