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Alex E. Hotard is an associate in the New Orleans, Louisiana, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and a member of the firm’s ERISA Complex Litigation group. Alex’s practice focuses on defending employers, fiduciaries, plan sponsors, and other defendants in complex class action and individual plaintiff ERISA matters.

Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Alex litigated a broad range of issues at both the trial and appellate levels of state and federal courts. Alex has experience with a wide range of litigation topics, including complex commercial litigation, commercial arbitration, property disputes, asbestos and benzene exposure litigation, title insurance litigation, liability insurance litigation, mineral rights litigation, bankruptcy claims, legacy oilfield litigation, intellectual property litigation, and antitrust litigation.

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A California federal court recently granted an employer win in an ERISA excessive fee case when it dismissed a proposed class action brought by an ex-employee of Schenker, Inc., a transportation logistics company.  Partida v. Schenker Inc., No. 22-cv-09192-AMO, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58297 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 29, 2024).  In the past few years…

A New York federal court recently denied former hospital employees’ request for leave to file a Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) after dismissing their Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) for lack of standing and failure to state a claim.  Boyette v. Montefiore Medical Ctr., No. 22-cv-5280 (JGK), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63150, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Apr.