Mortality table ERISA lawsuits face new legal landscape — what it means for sponsors

Mayer Brown partner Josh Yount is quoted in Pensions & Investments discussing the evolving legal landscape surrounding ERISA mortality-table litigation. He explains that recent appellate court decisions could increase costs and uncertainty for plan sponsors by requiring courts to assess the “reasonableness” of actuarial assumptions used to calculate pension benefits. Josh noted that employers rely on established mortality tables to provide predictability, but the rulings may force sponsors to conduct periodic actuarial reviews and defend their assumptions through litigation.