Case Updates
Eleventh Circuit holds that ERISA’s mandate that plans offer joint-and-survivor annuities that are the “actuarial equivalent” of single-life annuities requires the plans to use actuarial assumptions that are reasonable at the time the plan calculates a participant’s retirement benefit
May 26, 2026
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Eleventh Circuit to reject plaintiffs’ attempt to rewrite ERISA to require plan administrators to use “reasonably current” actuarial assumptions instead of the actuarial assumptions specified in plan documents
February 03, 2025
Joshua D. Yount, Nancy J. Ross, and Michael A. Scodro of Mayer Brown LLP served as outside counsel.
Case Documents
- District Court Opinion -- Drummond v. Southern Co. Services, Inc. ( N.D. Ga.)
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Drummond v. Southern Co. Services, Inc. (Eleventh Circuit)
- Opinion -- Drummond v. Southern Company Services (Eleventh Circuit)