Harmon et al v Shell Oil Company

  1. July 07, 2020

    Shell Workers Say Personal Info Is Plan Asset In ERISA Fight

    A proposed class of current and former Shell workers has urged a Texas federal judge not to toss their ERISA suit claiming Fidelity and affiliates were wrongly allowed to use their confidential data for marketing, arguing that information qualifies as plan assets.

  2. May 22, 2020

    New ERISA Suits Could Clarify Plans' Cybersecurity Duties

    A handful of recent lawsuits challenging retirement plan managers' lax cybersecurity policies and use of workers' data for marketing purposes could shed light on an area of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act that has long been shrouded in mystery: employers' cybersecurity and data privacy obligations.

  3. May 01, 2020

    Shell Says 'See What Sticks' ERISA Suit Lacks Substance

    Shell Oil Co. has told a Texas federal court it must nip in the bud a proposed class action claiming the company mismanaged participants' retirement savings because a "see what sticks'' complaint isn't enough to keep the suit alive.

  4. January 27, 2020

    Shell Accused Of Mismanaging Retirement Plan

    Shell Oil Co. has been hit with a proposed class action accusing the company of saddling its retirement plan with high fees and letting the plan's record-keeper use participants' personal information to market financial products.