Brandt v. Grounds’s Empirical Analysis
687 F.2d 895 · 1982
Citation profile
34 federal appellate · 7 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 88 later decisions — most recently December 2011 · most notably Beddall v. State Street Bank & Trust Co. (1998), Leigh v. Engle (1984)
34 federal appellate · 7 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 1001 (§ 2 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1002 (§ 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1102 (§ 402 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1104 (§ 404 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1105 (§ 405 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1109 (§ 409 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
Relies on Jenkins v. McKeithen · Cohen v. Illinois Institute of Technology · Parr v. Great Lakes Express Co. · Brandt v. Grounds
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 88 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] causal connection is required between the breach of fiduciary duty and the losses incurred by the plan.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. John D. Allison William C. Hopkins, Jr. Galen G. McFayden Kirk R. Peterson Julie E. Peterson John W. Latta Nanette B. Latta James T. Link, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellants v. Bank One-Denver, Formerly Known as Affiliated National Bank-Denver, Formerly Known as Denver National Bank, a National Banking Association, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee. Roger K. Crosby, Trustee of the Trust Created Under the Crosby Group, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan v. Bank One-Denver, Formerly Known as Affiliated National Bank-Denver, Formerly Known as Denver National Bank, a National Banking Association, John D. Allison William C. Hopkins, Jr. Galen G. McFayden Kirk R. Peterson Julie E. Peterson John W. Latta Nanette B. Latta James T. Link, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Cross-Appellees v. Bank One-Denver, Formerly Known as Affiliated National Bank-Denver, Formerly Known as Denver National Bank, a National Banking Association, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Appellant. Roger K. Crosby, Trustee of the Trust Created Under the Crosby Group, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan, Plaintiff-Cross-Appellee v. Bank One-Denver, Formerly Known as Affiliated National Bank-Denver, Formerly Known as Denver National Bank, a National Banking Association, Defendant-Cross-Appellant. John D. Allison William C. Hopkins, Jr. Galen G. McFayden Kirk R. Peterson Julie E. Peterson John W. Latta Nanette B. Latta James T. Link, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees v. Bank One-Denver, Formerly Known as Affiliated National Bank-Denver, Formerly Known as Denver National Bank, a National Banking Association, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant. Roger K. Crosby, Trustee of the Trust Created Under the Crosby Group, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Bank One-Denver, Formerly Known as Affiliated National Bank-Denver, Formerly Known as Denver National Bank, a National Banking Association, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee · 313 F. Supp. 2d 818 - Keach v. US TRUST CO. NA“(i) he exercises any discretionary authority or, discretionary control respecting management of such plan or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of its assets, (ii) he renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any moneys or other property of such plan, or has any authority or responsibility to do so, or (iii) he has any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of such plan. Such term includes any person designated under section 1105(c)(1)(B) of this title.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“A fiduciary ... who is not a named fiduciary is a fiduciary only to the extent that he or she performs one or more of the functions described in [section 1002(21)(A) ]. The personal liability of a fiduciary who is not a named fiduciary is generally limited to the fiduciary functions, which he or she performs with respect to the plan.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.