ERISA & Employee Benefits

Representation of several Blue Cross–Blue Shield organizations in plan design, policy language drafting, training of claims and medical review staff,…

Counsel for insured plans providing advice on plan interpretation, claims adjudication, and regulatory issues.

Bullivant Houser Bailey defended a Fortune 100 company on claims arising from a hostile takeover bid. The class action suit…

We defend fiduciaries in Department of Labor investigations and private action litigation.

Bullivant Houser Bailey's benefits litigators helped design the mediation process that resulted in average recoveries of over 80 percent. We…

Oregon Independent Colleges Employee Benefits Trust We helped create and obtain regulatory approval for the Oregon Independent Colleges Employee Benefits…

Bullivant has served as ERISA counsel for grocery industry Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement for over fifteen years.

Defended Fortune 100 company in $20,000,000 putative class action. Court dismissed all claims against the client on summary judgment based…

Achieved seven-figure settlement for ESOP participants and beneficiaries in claims against fiduciaries and advisors. The matter was resolved with all…

Defense of Taft-Hartley trustees for 13 plans in $500,000,000 pension fraud perpetrated by investment manager, Capital Consultants, LLC. Successful resolution…

Defense of more than 100 claims arising under individual and group life insurance contracts and disability income contracts under ERISA…

Designed Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement for seven large private universities to band together to control and maintain health care costs.…