Penn Succeeds in Dismissing Retirement Plan Proposed Class Action

On September 21, 2017, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of the University of Pennsylvania on every count in a proposed class action, which challenged the school’s retirement plan fees, investment lineup, and use of multiple plan record keepers. The proposed class action specifically alleged that both Penn and the administrator of its defined contribution retirement plan breached their fiduciary duty by “locking in” participants’ options to two investment companies, allowed the plan to pay too much in administrative fees, and charged excessive investment fees for access to an underperforming portfolio.

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