Provided expert analysis in ERISA stock drop class action defense

Provided expert analysis in ERISA stock drop class action defense

Stout prepared an analysis of investment returns and losses in individual 401(k) accounts from investment in employer's stock (a FDIC bank) under allegations that plan fiduciaries breached their duties by allowing this offering in the company 401(k) plan. Our work consisted of building a database, by employee, by day, for each transaction in the 401(k) plan. Each employee's gains and losses from investment in company stock was calculated, utilizing each employees actual basis in the stock, which was then compared to what gains and losses would have been if alternative investments were chosen. This analysis resulted in a multi-million dollar claim settling for a fraction of Plaintiff's analysis.